[mcA896]

does anyone have info on the 05 lineup (aside from the 36 and the dh fork)?
the talas in particular. i heard it was unchanged except for being 130mm instead of 125. also, will it be 8in rotor compatible?

 

[mcA896]

and when will these be available to the public?

 

[scofflaw23]

'05 Talas forks should be available now. They do get 5mm more travel than last year, and I think they dropped some weight off of them as well. The 80RLT should weigh in around 3.25lbs. according to Fox.

 

[MtnbikeMike]

A buddy of mine put a Talas on his Yeti DJ. I couldn't tell a difference other than the graphics.

 

[Jm_]

05s have new lowerse that shave some grams, dropouts are beefed up across the range too. All forsk also have new dampers in them that take up less space and supposedly provide even better damping. T he 125mm forks have been increased to 130mm. There is now a Float 130 too.

I've played with my friend paul's 05 100x, it's pretty nice. These aren't some evolutionary change though, they are just small-time refinement like marzocchi does.

 

[MtnbikeMike]

Oh yeah, and the '05 can handle an 8" rotor. That's according to Fox.

 

[mcA896]

sweeet. my 05 talas will be arriving tomorrow or friday. :heart: :heart: