Mountain Biking - Total Air upgrade

I have one bike (a hardtail) with a 1999 RockShox JettXC. The fork is a low end fork and is pretty horrible. It pogos and has very little latittude with regards to adjustment. Actually it only has preload adjustments and that's even minimal. The springs are simply too soft.

I was thinking about upgrading the fork with the Total Air (http://www.total-air.com/) system. It's certainly cheaper than buying a more tunable air fork. Has anyone used this? Are there any weight restrictions? Can I overpump it for a firmer/locked-out feel when road riding? How easy is it to install?

http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Front_Shock/product_21453.shtml

Some reviews to read through. I don't have personal experience but maybe these reviews can help.

cheers.

I've looked at those too, but with the price of some of the forks on sale, I'd look into a new fork instead.

I think JensonUSA.com has a Zokes for 149..

Oops, 169.98 at pricepoint.

The people I know who have them like them. As has been mentioned, I would look at new forks as well. You might also consider putting that money aside for a whole bike upgrade. Look at everything before making your choice.

Originally posted by Rev.Chuck
The people I know who have them like them. As has been mentioned, I would look at new forks as well. You might also consider putting that money aside for a whole bike upgrade. Look at everything before making your choice.

Yeah... I was looking at new forks too. The bike's my wife's and she doesn't actually want as much travel nor as compliant a fork. She also uses the bike on pavement a lot. I was considering either a fork with a lockout and/or an air fork that she could overpressure.

As far as a new bike's concerned, we're already saving up for a pure road bike (leaning towards Specialized Sequoia) for her so I also don't want to sink a lot of money into a fork upgrade.

I like the Sequoia (Biased, I sell them) Good bike tho, I like the cyclocross brake levers. I have done that for people who liked to keep their hands on the flats and stop at the same time.
How about a rigid fork? That would be cheaper and be zippy on pavement. I am biased there to, both my mountian bikes are still full rigid. They go where you point them, you just have to keep Advil on hand for post ride.

ooh... so that's what they mean when somebody says they got englund air internals...

Originally posted by Rev.Chuck

How about a rigid fork? That would be cheaper and be zippy on pavement. I am biased there to, both my mountian bikes are still full rigid. They go where you point them, you just have to keep Advil on hand for post ride.

Yep. We're also considering rigid forks. I just think she'll want a little bit of front-end travel for light trails. Ideally the best way to go would be a new front fork for her MTB and a Sequoia for pavement work but I'm trying to juggle budgets and would rather do a $100 upgrade on her current fork rather than spend twice as much on a new fork so we can squirrel the other $100 for the roadbike fund. To be honest, she's the one concerned about the expenditure. My wallet seems to have no rate-limiting when it comes to cycling. BTW, I know what you mean about rigid MTBs. I also miss my old fully rigid Nishiki Ariel.