I just bought a soul cycles loki and am wondering what 100mm fork i should put on it
fork for soul cycles
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How heavy are you? Riding ability? Riding use?
If you're average size, a decent rider, and are riding pretty much totally DJ/street then I'd go for a Nemesis tuned Z1. It's a Marzocchi Z1 that Nemesis Project (nemesisproject.com) goes through and lowers to the height you want.
For DJ and street, I would also recommend an 80mm fork as oppossed to 100mm. It'll give you a quicker handling bike and you don't need 4" of travel because you want to pump and stuff efficiently. If you end up with a 4" fork run it stiff.
If you're average size, a decent rider, and are riding pretty much totally DJ/street then I'd go for a Nemesis tuned Z1. It's a Marzocchi Z1 that Nemesis Project (nemesisproject.com) goes through and lowers to the height you want.
For DJ and street, I would also recommend an 80mm fork as oppossed to 100mm. It'll give you a quicker handling bike and you don't need 4" of travel because you want to pump and stuff efficiently. If you end up with a 4" fork run it stiff.
im 6'2" 195 im pretty new to dirt jumping but have been xc riding for a while
I would think the lowered Z1 would be great for you then. It's a beefy fork for freeride that's made even stronger by lowering, yet it's still as light or lighter than similar DJ forks.
Another option would be the Marzocchi Dirt Jumper. Heavier, but beefier than the Z1 if you think you're gonna be hard on it.
Personally I stay away from Manitou. They tend to blow from my experiences w/ them.
Rockshox makes the Pike, a very versatile fork, as well as the Argyle DJ fork. Sounds like the Pike may be good for you. It can develop some creaks but overall it's pretty reliable and RS has good CS.
Another option would be the Marzocchi Dirt Jumper. Heavier, but beefier than the Z1 if you think you're gonna be hard on it.
Personally I stay away from Manitou. They tend to blow from my experiences w/ them.
Rockshox makes the Pike, a very versatile fork, as well as the Argyle DJ fork. Sounds like the Pike may be good for you. It can develop some creaks but overall it's pretty reliable and RS has good CS.
also would it be a stupid idea to get a rigid fork
Not really. It'll teach you to be smooth. And it's cheap/reliable. To be honest I don't really like the feel, but it'll teach you a lot.
Look at the Funn Stiffy fork or other similar DJ-specific forks. There are a lot of rigid XC forks out there. Steer clear of those and get a burly one.
Look at the Funn Stiffy fork or other similar DJ-specific forks. There are a lot of rigid XC forks out there. Steer clear of those and get a burly one.
ialready have a mz comp that i had on my other bike, would that be suitable for dj
an 06 fox vanilla R - you can cut the travel down to 100 or keep it at 130
What are your plans for the bike? I put an stance static on mine and have really had god luck with it. for DJ and park i am not looking for small bump sensitivity or damping performance but do need stiffness and don't want a pogo stick. it took some tuning but I have it working the way I want. I know eveyone on here will now bash this post but It seems to work for the application. I have since switched to a Roscoe and would like something better for the loki for 4x and bmx use but for park and dj it is hard to beat the price/performance of the stance
thanks for the advice
An MX comp will work until you get something better. They're really not that terrible, but there's a large sinkhole of stuff to want with one. One bad landing would blow the fork, put it that way.