suspension help

Him i have a 1996 Kona explosif which i bought as a frame only, and built up myself, with rigid
project 2 forks. I want to switch to front suspension, but don't know a lot about it!

Can anyone reccomend me some forks to look at as a starting point (upto about 350 quid) I have been
told that due to the frame geometry on the older frames, i shouldnt go above 80mm travel or it will
raise the front end up too much, so am looking for forks with that sort of travel.

?air or oil ? lockout worth it or not?

I will have a look in some shops over the next few days, but just thought i would get some
reccommendations here first.

Cheers, Simon

 

have just been looking on some websites and am considering:

rockshox sid race or duke race manitou skarab marzocchi MXpro ETA

anyone any experiences with these forks (or can anyone direct me to a site with some reviews!)

Thanks

Simon

 

> rockshox sid race or duke race manitou skarab marzocchi MXpro ETA
>
> anyone any experiences with these forks (or can anyone direct me to a site with some reviews!)
>

I use Marzocchi MX air forks - I bought them in 2001 and can't remember their code. They cost
about £140 from Merlin and they are excellent. I use the bike for fairly rough tracks here in Mid
Wales and nothing has given them a problem. They are low pressure and only require topping up
every month or so.

John