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mindbogger
08-25-03, 11:56 AM
Right now I am in the process of purchasing a new fork but I am not sure which type I should look in to. I weight 135 and do XC with the occasional 3" drop. What do you ride and what do you recommend:

Coil/elastomer
Dual Coil
U-turn
Single sided coil with Air Assist
HydraCoil
Hydra Air
Dual Air

Can someone tell me the difference between these and which one would be perfect?

Thanks in advance

math2p14
08-25-03, 12:05 PM
IMHO there is no perfect fork for everyone. Personally i ride a dual coil Z1 marzocchi and i would never change coils for anything else. I dont like air at all.
mindbogger
08-25-03, 12:07 PM
Originally posted by math2p14
IMHO there is no perfect fork for everyone. Personally i ride a dual coil Z1 marzocchi and i would never change coils for anything else. I dont like air at all.

what the difference you can feel between air and coil?

math2p14
08-25-03, 12:09 PM
Coil is more progressive as far as i know. Air is less reliable. Advantage of coil is that it never leaks air (duuh!). Air leaks , even very slowly. Also air cannot handle big loads.
Transparent
08-25-03, 12:14 PM
is an air fork lighter than a coil? because there is no coil to weigh it down? Obviously :P
mindbogger
08-25-03, 12:28 PM
hmmmmmmm ic

then what is the difference between hydra air/ hydra coil and regualr air/coil?
Maelstrom
08-25-03, 12:29 PM
Hydra air?...now I am curious...
mindbogger
08-25-03, 12:33 PM
Originally posted by Maelstrom
Hydra air?...now I am curious...

Its on the RS Duke race with no u -turn. I am very curious too:D
Transparent
08-25-03, 01:13 PM
Any idea what Rock SHox Judy TT forks use?
mindbogger
08-25-03, 01:24 PM
Coil/elastomer

my elastomer on my judy tt has almost disinigrated so its close to bottoming out.
Transparent
08-25-03, 01:27 PM
ok.... ty m8 What u think of the fork? ANy good ?
mindbogger
08-25-03, 01:28 PM
are you coming off a rigid?
copper RS
08-25-03, 05:31 PM
I think the hydracoil is a combonation coil/air shock. One side (left maybe) has the air chamber, which controlls compression, and the other side has a coil, which controlls rebound.
math2p14
08-25-03, 05:46 PM
I didnt have any experience with rockshox but here in the UK everybody seems to have problems with them. One thing that i dont like with rockshox is that you got spare parts and support only if your fork is at maximum 2yrs old.
Transparent
08-25-03, 06:25 PM
No i coming off a set of crappy ZOOMS from my old bike.... they are stock on my new bike MAth... so ill see what they're like and then after a paid my parents back what i owe them for the bike i may get sum discs... or sum forks.... i dunno though :S
mindbogger
08-25-03, 06:31 PM
icic weight wise (135lb) whihc one would benefit me more?