[Ghost_rider]

Hi Guys,

I've already asked about brakes, so now I thought I should ask about Forks...

OK, I'm getting an Imperial and I need some advice on which fork I should get. My friend has an Imperial with a z150 and his head angle is 65.5degrees...The z150, like the Breakout has 150mm of travel. So, I'm trying to put everything in perspective. Maybe a 65.5 degree head angle is too slack. Perhaps I should consider something else.

As for application, I'll be doing light DH, heavy xcountry freeride, 4-5 foot drops etc...A little bit of urban (very little).

What do you think? Right now I'm leaning to the Manitou simply because of the 1.5" headtube.

Thanks,
Matt

 

[Misfitslacker]

the breakout is a little to tall i think, i asked dw(owner of evil) and he said it was a great idea, he suggested the manitou minute fork, awsome looking fork. some with like 4-5" of travel would be good. i have a breakout on my other bike and i love it so i was thinking about that for the imperial but it is to tall for a hard tail all around bike. mabye like the sherman flick or firefly. hope that helps

 

[HippieKai]

if your thinking of going with a five inch fork, why not a marz. just get a DJ 2 or 1. That way you have a super stif reliable fork that keeps the head angle more like a 68. That way you can DH it but you can also hit dirtjumps and street on it and feel comfortable too.

At least thats how i am setting mine up this weekend

 

[mrbigisbudgood]

6" Sherman Slider. Stiffer than the breakout, same travel.

 

[sub6]

5" at the minimum. 6" is ideal for that bike for offroad, IMHO. I think the Z.150 is a little dumb; why not get something just as stiff for a pound and a half less (breakout).

Also, when I rig up my Imp with a 24" rear wheel and a 6" Super T, my HA isn't NEARLY that slack. 65.5 sounds like an awfully slack number to me.

See http://www.evilbikes.com/imptech.htm for head angles with various fork lengths.

 

[binary visions]

I do light DH, lots of hard trail riding with drops sprinkled liberally (3-5'), and lots of urban. My choice was a Sherman Firefly, but after seeing how well it performs, I regret not going with the Breakout.

My reasoning at the time was I thought I was going to buy a 7" DC for it, and the breakout as well as a DC would be too much overlap. However, I can do so much with the 5" Firefly that I think a Breakout would have been perfect and I wouldn't have any need for a longer travel fork.

My recommendation - if you're not doing a lot of DH'ing, go with a single crown. If you're really leery about the slightly slacker angle (are you sure that's right? 65.5 seems a little slack for a 6" fork), then get a 5", but I would suggest trying the 6" Breakout.

 

[Ghost_rider]

Sorry guys,

Update...my buddy with the z150 is running a 24" rear wheel. That must account for the extra slackness...

Matt

 

[MikeD]

If you're still looking for a fork...

The Firefly is coming in 1.5 for 2004 if you still the breakout is too slack. I have one on the way with a new HT frame myself...