[ShdowConspiracy]

im thinking about a banshee morphine frame with a 7 or 8 inch fork maybe. any opinions? im thinking about it because i have a dj/urban bike but i want a freeride bike and cant get one for lack of money so i was thinking a morphine frame with a jr.t maybe. little bit of both worlds. all opinions help, thanks guys

 

[jasonw111]

get a marz 66 or a manitou sherman

 

[ShdowConspiracy]

problem is price and i cant afford a 66 but i havent looked at the shermans thanks, anything else guys?

 

[ShdowConspiracy]

anything on a boxxer? found one on sale on price point for 400

 

[Inclag]

Are you planning on buying new??? If so there are handfulls of hardtails out there that you can look at as well as the Banshee.

Personally, I wouldn't really want more than 6 inches on a hardtail, but as they say, different strokes for different folks . I've never been a huge fan of Manitous and the one sherman (a 6" Breakout) that I rode felt like poo, but there are alot of people that love them so I suppose they're pretty good. As far as the Junior T, I would recommend against it. The damper just doesn't handle high speed like the hscv dampers.

You can often times find pretty good deals on new forks online or on e-bay so if you can wait a little I'm sure you can come across something like a new or slightly used 2005 Z1, older Super T's, Boxxer Teams, or Sherman Breakout/Slider.

 

[ShdowConspiracy]

awesome thanks so a boxxewr might be ok? also i see you live in worcester mass. i live pretty close to you

 

[ShdowConspiracy]

also looking at a boxxer ride u-turn adj. 5-7 any good? brand new from a shop

 

[Sir_Crackien]

i had a boxxer on the front of a morphine for a while. it works well for fr but blows for dj'ing. for some reason it seemed to lose rebound dampaning on dj but i never had the problem on fr stuff. noe thing i will say is that later on i put a z150 on the front and that made the bike very vesitile. just about any 6" SC fork is a very good match for that frame.

btw the shermans are nice and the morphine is a 1 1/8" headtube not a 1.5 like many people think.

 

[ShdowConspiracy]

well i have an 04 dj3 how would that work for when im djing or riding urban?

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

8" fork on a hardtail = bad

id say max 6"

 

[Brian HCM#1]

well i have an 04 dj3 how would that work for when im djing or riding urban?

Probably perfect.

 

[teamkranzelbike]

I have 2 Morphines, one with a 6"z150 and one with a new 66 7" I like the 66 for downhill and freeride and the 150 for trail, however I did use the 150 for everything for the last 1 1/2 years.and it workd fine. they can be found pretty cheap since they have been replaced. I wouldnt go more than 7" in the front and I am partial to single crowns on hartail. the morphine is (IMO) a little to short for anything over 7. East coast hardcore hardtails rule!!!!

 

[Transfer]

This is a sad thread but hey I guess I'm just a jerk.

 

[jasonw111]

why is this a sad thread? this guy asked us our opinion and we are helping him out.

 

[arboc!]

problem is price and i cant afford a 66 but i havent looked at the shermans thanks, anything else guys?

the sherman forks are about the same price as the 66s, about 700 and up. i would suggest the marzocchi z.1 forks. 150mm 20mm axel and not too expencive. try to find a good used fork.... like a z150 or sherman slider

 

[ShdowConspiracy]

thanks a lot guys but ive decided im gonna stick with my steelhead for now

 

[DHS]

I have 2 Morphines, one with a 6"z150 and one with a new 66 7" I like the 66 for downhill and freeride and the 150 for trail, however I did use the 150 for everything for the last 1 1/2 years.and it workd fine. they can be found pretty cheap since they have been replaced. I wouldnt go more than 7" in the front and I am partial to single crowns on hartail. the morphine is (IMO) a little to short for anything over 7. East coast hardcore hardtails rule!!!!

.......why do you have 2 of the same bike....?

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

.......why do you have 2 of the same bike....?

yeah really, I have a chameleon and a DOC and they started to look similar, had to take some action, now the chameleon is super light and the DOC is all murdered out

 

[Ciaran]

Big forks on hardtails are fun. I have a boxxer on my .243, and it's a blast to ride. I say don't worry about the naysayers or looking cool by having the "right" bike parts. Do what you want. And have fun doing it.

 

[aidanwray]

yeah, go for long travel on your ht if you want.
but running some 8" 888s or something would make your geometry abit kerrrazy.
id run 7" max