Looking for a good cheap fork. Preferably 80mm, but 100 would work. Air sprung would be nice, but I'm not overlooking coil.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Good 80-100mm cheap fork?
- Thread starter robdamanii
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Cheap meant like...200 bucks or so. Rebas are around 3 bills.
I have a '01 Psylo U-Turn 80-125mm. I'd bet you could find one for cheap. So far so good.........
Grr, damnit the frame just disappeared out from under me. SOB!
Howabout a short travel frame for cheap? NRS or something?
Howabout a short travel frame for cheap? NRS or something?
robdamanii said:
If you look around you can get an 05 Reba around 2 bills i paid 260 for an 05 team with remote poplock.
Pilots are garbage.
Is this a race bike? You should be able to find a good Skareb. There is a Float R for sale on bikemojo for $240 with new seals.
I bought one of these last week - they were priced @ $219 then... seems like they raised the price a bit:
http://pricepoint.com/detail.htm?stylePkey=15089
$234
http://pricepoint.com/detail.htm?stylePkey=15089
$234
Nice fork, unfortunately 130mm would be wayyyyy too much.
Not a race bike per se, but a short travel to use for smoother trails and if I did enter the occasional race. Thanks for the Float link, I'll keep it in mind assuming I find another frame (bastard sold the one out from under me).pepe said:
I've got a 2003 Psylo Dual Air Race w/ compression and lock out (80/100/125). Only been used maybe one season total. It's gold, Disc and V-Brakes.
Some of the paint is peeling around the tabs, nothing major.
$125.00 + shipping.
Some of the paint is peeling around the tabs, nothing major.
$125.00 + shipping.
I wouldn't wait too long on the fork. They go pretty quick around the Dallas area. Particularly under the $250 price range.robdamanii said:
Reba's rock. There is no comparison when it comes to weightXperformanceXprice...cept maybe the Fox FRLTs...but they're $$$. You can find Reba's used for anywhere from 150-350. I bought a Reba Team new with pooploc for 350 shipped.
I've got a Skareb Elite 80mm ('04 I think) sitting in the basement collecting dust. It came new on a bike but was swapped for something else by the buyer so it has a cut steerer and star nut installed but zero miles. Make me an offer and I can even meet you in Ithaca some time to save on shipping. The steerer is 9.13" by the way which is quite long.
If you are 175 or under, you should buy Mike B's fork. You should also pick up a quart of Stan's when you see him and send it to me for giving my advice. 
I posted a thread like this a while back. I ended up buying a lightly used used '03 MX Comp from JeffD for $90.
Little advice, stay away from the cheaper Rock Shox, we get about 3 of those a week that are blown to hell. Also, wouldn't go the direction of a SID. Stay with a Reba, very nice.
Im thinking about buying someones Marzocchi Bomber Z2 for $100 ish........it got great reviews....any thoughts?...
No attempt to thred jack...maybe another idea for ya
No attempt to thred jack...maybe another idea for ya
100$ for the old Z2s that dude is trying to pawn off on you is considered rape in these parts. Stay away from them.1TrackMind said:Im thinking about buying someones Marzocchi Bomber Z2 for $100 ish........it got great reviews....any thoughts?...
No attempt to thred jack...maybe another idea for ya
The minute is adjustable down to 100mm. Has RTD and it is not a bad fork for the money.robdamanii said: