damaged forks need replacing, suggestions??

Roger said:

Any suggestions will be appreciated (other then those which
tell me to search google..).

What's wrong with searching google? Search this group, using "new
fork" as a search parameter.

I'm guessing, wildly, that you'll find that a couple of brands are
favored, and where you might get a decent deal on either brand.

Good luck.

E.P.

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Roger said:

Any suggestions will be appreciated (other then those which
tell me to search google..).

What's wrong with searching google? Search this group, using "new
fork" as a search parameter.

I'm guessing, wildly, that you'll find that a couple of brands are
favored, and where you might get a decent deal on either brand.

Good luck.

E.P.

usenet users sometimes seem apprehensive when giving personal suggestions..
everyone knows about google and other search engines, but I don't know what
forks YOU like and use.. Anyway, answer if you like..

Roger said:

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Roger said:

Any suggestions will be appreciated (other then those which
tell me to search google..).

What's wrong with searching google? Search this group, using "new
fork" as a search parameter.

I'm guessing, wildly, that you'll find that a couple of brands are
favored, and where you might get a decent deal on either brand.

Good luck.

E.P.

usenet users sometimes seem apprehensive when giving personal suggestions..
everyone knows about google and other search engines, but I don't know what
forks YOU like and use.. Anyway, answer if you like..

I use both of the most-commonly mentioned brands that have mostly
positive comments. I like them both for their respective applications.
I think it would be easier if you narrowed your search to a few,
defined choices, then asked opinions on those particular models. So,
how did your google search turn out? What did you learn? What issues
remain after you decided on a couple of different models/brands?

E.P.

It depends on what type of riding you do. Street, dirt jump, downhill,
freeride, trail, XC ? If you get a good fork, it'll cost more than your
bike.

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Hello
I've recently damaged my front forks (OEM Manitou Six Sport) that came

with

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my Giant Iguana. Can anyone recommend some decent forks that I should
consider replacing them with? My bike has a 17inch frame and I weigh
approx. 140lbs. Any suggestions will be appreciated (other then those

which

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tell me to search google..). If you can recommend some, then I will

search

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for info on them.. Thanks, Rog

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It depends on what type of riding you do. Street, dirt jump, downhill,
freeride, trail, XC ? If you get a good fork, it'll cost more than your
bike.

lol, so you think I need to spend more than $720 USD to get good forks??
well I guess I'll have to get some cheap [censored] forks only $400USD.. maybe
even as cheap as $300 USD!!

Roger says...

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Hello
I've recently damaged my front forks (OEM Manitou Six Sport) that came with
my Giant Iguana. Can anyone recommend some decent forks that I should
consider replacing them with? My bike has a 17inch frame and I weigh
approx. 140lbs. Any suggestions will be appreciated (other then those which
tell me to search google..). If you can recommend some, then I will search
for info on them.. Thanks, Rog

Fox Vanilla. Reasonable weight, reasonable price, low maintenance,
stiffness that brings back memories of rigid forks. You can get the
basic model from Jenson for $410. Best MTB purchase I ever made.

Roger said:

Hello
I've recently damaged my front forks (OEM Manitou Six Sport) that came with
my Giant Iguana.

Gee, you mean duhski's ramblings about how great the giant iguana is,
are not true? For shame.

Try a Marzocchi MX 85mm for the least maintenance hassle and most
dependability.

JD

At that price point, you can get an older Fox Vanilla that hasn't been
trashed on eBay for $200 or so. If you're careful about how you shop,
you should have no problem finding a good one.

And by the way, the Iguana's a good bike for the price... the fork is
the weak point.

Phil
(Call them a "fork"😉

Giant is running radio adds, around here, quoting $500 for the Iguana.
Maybe your Iguana has upgrades or is a special addition or something.

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It depends on what type of riding you do. Street, dirt jump, downhill,
freeride, trail, XC ? If you get a good fork, it'll cost more than your
bike.

lol, so you think I need to spend more than $720 USD to get good forks??
well I guess I'll have to get some cheap [censored] forks only $400USD..

maybe

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even as cheap as $300 USD!!

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Roger said:

Hello
I've recently damaged my front forks (OEM Manitou Six Sport) that came
with
my Giant Iguana.

Gee, you mean duhski's ramblings about how great the giant iguana is,
are not true? For shame.

Try a Marzocchi MX 85mm for the least maintenance hassle and most
dependability.

JD

Thanks for the suggestions people, yeah the forks have been the only
downside to an otherwise great bike (for the fairly low price). Mine is a
2004 model which I bought at the end of 2003, so I paid top price. I am in
Australia and bought it for $950 AUD at the time, which is roughly $720 US.

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I use both of the most-commonly mentioned brands that have mostly
positive comments. I like them both for their respective applications.

Jesus, dont be as vague as possible will ya ? 🙂

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I think it would be easier if you narrowed your search to a few,
defined choices, then asked opinions on those particular models. So,
how did your google search turn out? What did you learn? What issues
remain after you decided on a couple of different models/brands?

E.P.

What are you now, a search tutor, just answer the bloke instead of
giving search tips. A VAST array of the stuff you drag up when
googling is influenced by hype and articles by 'independant' review
sites are very rarely as independant as you'd want. Its always best to
get an answer from real people on usenet instead of from sites. MTBR
used to be good but is now just full of kids being stupid "this is
[censored]...bla bla" with no reasoning.

Personally if you ride hard id be tempted by marzocchis, if you are
lighter and not as harsh id head towards is RS or manitous. I've always
run marzocchis because i like the feel they give. As for specific
forks- not been in the market recently cos my bombers have out-lasted
everything else lol.

James

Coyoteboy said:

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I use both of the most-commonly mentioned brands that have mostly
positive comments. I like them both for their respective applications.

Jesus, dont be as vague as possible will ya ? 🙂

Actually, it's not vague at all if you use the search parameter I
suggested.

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I think it would be easier if you narrowed your search to a few,
defined choices, then asked opinions on those particular models. So,
how did your google search turn out? What did you learn? What issues
remain after you decided on a couple of different models/brands?

E.P.

What are you now, a search tutor, just answer the bloke instead of
giving search tips.

No. I have my opinions, but I'm not going to give my opinion on every
[censored] fork out there. His question was vague, and I answered in
kind.

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A VAST array of the stuff you drag up when
googling is influenced by hype and articles by 'independant' review
sites are very rarely as independant as you'd want.

That's why I used the qualifier "this group." That way, the hype gets
toned down a touch.

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Its always best to
get an answer from real people on usenet instead of from sites.

That's why I used the qualifier "this group."

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MTBR
used to be good but is now just full of kids being stupid "this is
[censored]...bla bla" with no reasoning.

That's why I used the qualifier "this group."

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Personally if you ride hard id be tempted by marzocchis, if you are
lighter and not as harsh id head towards is RS or manitous.

I like the coil-n-oil Marz forks, even though they are a little on the
heavy side. But hey, what's a few grams? I could leave my spare tubes
at home, LOL.

But that's one of the brands that comes up with a lot of positive
comments, when you search this group. Rockshox and Manitou don't.

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I've always
run marzocchis because i like the feel they give. As for specific
forks- not been in the market recently cos my bombers have out-lasted
everything else lol.

And if you *were* in the market, how much would you have to spend?
What kind of riding do you do? Would you accept a change in steering
angle on your Iguana to get a longer-travel fork? Would you change
brands if there was something better for the same price? How much
adjustability are you looking for? Are you willing to take a chance on
used forks to get a better fork for the same money?

It sure makes it a lot easier to type a well-reasoned answer when you
have information. It's hard to give a decent or useable opinion when
the guy has $250 to spend and you're talking $600-800 forks.

I was going to list a couple of high-cost forks, just for the hell of
it, but figured I'd try and be a little more helpful in a general
sense. Now you can tell me that none of that makes any difference.

I dare ya. 🙂

E.P.

Fred Barney said:

Roger says...

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Hello
I've recently damaged my front forks (OEM Manitou Six Sport) that came with
my Giant Iguana. Can anyone recommend some decent forks that I should
consider replacing them with? My bike has a 17inch frame and I weigh
approx. 140lbs. Any suggestions will be appreciated (other then those which
tell me to search google..). If you can recommend some, then I will search
for info on them.. Thanks, Rog

Fox Vanilla. Reasonable weight, reasonable price, low maintenance,
stiffness that brings back memories of rigid forks. You can get the
basic model from Jenson for $410. Best MTB purchase I ever made.

Yeah - I like my Fox TALAS. So much stiffer than my Z1 Flylight. For
my weight, the Marz fork was not the right choice. But the Fox has
made a heck of a difference in how the bike rides. It's so much more
"planted" than it was with the Marz.

For a coil fork, the Vanilla is spendy, but I think Fox makes a really
high-quality product.

E.P.

Coyoteboy said:

MTBR
used to be good but is now just full of kids being stupid "this is
[censored]...bla bla" with no reasoning.

Not to mention the knee-jerks running that site. Lee Bridgers put it
best about mtbidiots when he said, "This website (mtbr) sucks harder
than Monica Lewinsky."

JD

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I was going to list a couple of high-cost forks, just for the hell of
it, but figured I'd try and be a little more helpful in a general
sense. Now you can tell me that none of that makes any difference.

I dare ya. 🙂

E.P.

My point was that you could have written that and posed the same
questions in the first place and been as helpful as that post was
instead of being evasive thats all.

Not trying to pick on you but I'm sick of seeing people being unhelpful
all over forums and usenet - instead of helping someone realise what
they'll need to know (the OP may not even have known about travel
options changing HA etc) they just tell them to go away and search.
Give them something to work with, just telling them to go search doesnt
help anyone, and makes you look like an impatient elitist. Sure, you
might not care what you look like, but that taints the groups image to
new members and some of us do care.

J

Coyoteboy said:

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I was going to list a couple of high-cost forks, just for the hell of
it, but figured I'd try and be a little more helpful in a general
sense. Now you can tell me that none of that makes any difference.

I dare ya. 🙂

E.P.

My point was that you could have written that and posed the same
questions in the first place and been as helpful as that post was
instead of being evasive thats all.

I wasn't being evasive at all. There was just no way to answer the
vague question any other way. There was *no* information given upon
which to base any cogent reply. As it turns out, the forks I have, he
doesn't have the money for. So my experiences mean absolutely nothing
to him.

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Not trying to pick on you but I'm sick of seeing people being unhelpful
all over forums and usenet - instead of helping someone realise what
they'll need to know (the OP may not even have known about travel
options changing HA etc) they just tell them to go away and search.

I think that it's polite to at least show that you've done *some* sort
of sorting process before you jump on and ask a broad question. I also
think it's polite to reduce some of the parameters of the question.

"Hey, I want to get into MTBing - what bike should I get?"

How are you supposed to answer that question in any helpful fashion?

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Give them something to work with, just telling them to go search doesnt
help anyone, and makes you look like an impatient elitist. Sure, you
might not care what you look like, but that taints the groups image to
new members and some of us do care.

I don't agree. If the question is so vague as to be unanswerable, then
the answer should be vague as well. If someone asked my opinion of the
Fox TALAS, or the Marz coil forks, or Avid brakes, I could share my
opinion. But a "what fork should I get" question begs for an answer
like we see sometimes: "rigid Surley."

Or maybe the new Maverick fork. Or the U.S.E. Lefty-alike.

I guess when the guy says "don't tell me to do a google search," my
first thought is "why not?" There's lots of good info out there, if
you know how and where. MTBR might not be useful, but a.m-b. is. All
kinds of fork opinions lie around this group, ready to be examined by
anyone who knows how to type "Marzocchi MX" into the groups search
window. Heck, in another newsgroup, that's how I got some fix-it info
- just by doing a groups search on the hassle I was having.

I understand what you're saying - some folks use "DAGS" as a "[censored],
n00b" - but that's not where I'm coming from.

E.P.

Coyoteboy said:

Not trying to pick on you but I'm sick of seeing people being unhelpful
all over forums and usenet - instead of helping someone realise what
they'll need to know (the OP may not even have known about travel
options changing HA etc) they just tell them to go away and search.

Telling someone to google this newsgroup for something that has been
hashed and rehashed over and over again is good advice. If you're sick
of seeing good advice, don't bother with usenet. Nobody's forcing you
to look.

JD

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I wasn't being evasive at all. There was just no way to answer the
vague question any other way. There was *no* information given upon
which to base any cogent reply. As it turns out, the forks I have, he
doesn't have the money for. So my experiences mean absolutely nothing
to him.

As it turns out, the money I have could easily buy lots of your forks
(They're not solid gold are they? If so, I would have to take that back.
Although obviously they wouldn't be made of solid gold as they would be too
heavy and soft...) But no, I'm not willing to spend more on my forks then I
did for the bike they are to be placed on. Is it common practice to do so?
Although that practice would obviously have limits because if you were to
buy a very expensive bikes with great forks, even if these forks were
amongst the best, then how could you possibly buy better forks that match
that price? You could have the forks brand logo made out of gold - Then the
forks would still be great, just slightly heavier.

Roger The Mountain Biker

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E.P.

Roger said:

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I wasn't being evasive at all. There was just no way to answer the
vague question any other way. There was *no* information given upon
which to base any cogent reply. As it turns out, the forks I have, he
doesn't have the money for. So my experiences mean absolutely nothing
to him.

As it turns out, the money I have could easily buy lots of your forks

I realize also that it's loads of fun to be pedantic.

You said you don't wish to spend US$600-700 on a suspension fork, so
that sort of rules out forks in that range. Don't have it, aren't
willing to spend it - the end result is exactly the same.

Luckily, this is usenet. Every response you get is worth as much or
more than you paid for it.

E.P.