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DaMaN 08-10-04 06:15 PM

RST Forks??
 
Howzit Guys,

Tomorrow i'm buying some RST HI-5s forks, only costings me £10 so might as well.

Can anyone give me their opinons on these forks?

Thank you. ;)

Maelstrom 08-10-04 06:58 PM

They are RST...they are worth what you are paying for them.

Raiyn 08-11-04 12:06 AM


Originally Posted by Maelstrom
They are RST...they are worth what you are paying for them.

I don't know he might make a good lamp out of it and sell it to some schmuck and make a couple Quid out of it.

DaMaN 08-11-04 04:18 AM

Do you think it would be worth my while to save up and get better forks?, triple clamp ones, if so which forks?, don't want anything too expensive mind you.

Thanks.

McGuillicuddy 08-11-04 06:36 AM

Okay, don't listen to these haughty-taughty guys with their $1500 forks :). Depending on what you're planning on using it for, the RST fork may be fine. I have an RST Gila TL on my hardtail, and it does a perfectly serviceable job for my XC riding. At the very least, you can't go wrong at 10 pounds so long as it hasn't been abused. The reviews on mtbr.com (http://www.mtbreview.com/reviews/Fro...ct_21558.shtml) are up and down. I think the point is that you just can't expect them to perform like high-end forks because they're not.

DaMaN 08-11-04 06:59 AM

I know, i don't expect them to proform like high end forks, however i'm going to be doing a few jumps on them, but at 10 punds, if i mess them up or they really are crap, then oh well not too bothered. ;)
Thanks for the advice!

Maelstrom 08-11-04 09:31 AM

Hey I wasn't knocking them. Well I sort of was. But you do get what you pay for with an rst. It is an adequate fork.

BTW all of my forks come well under 1000$ cdn :D

DaMaN 08-13-04 11:35 AM

Got forks today, they are fitted now, and hey look nice, and seem quite nice loving them, will take it for a test tomorrow. :)

Maelstrom 08-13-04 12:32 PM

We now require pics :D

mayor red beard 08-13-04 04:11 PM

i have duke xcs and i love them cuz i got heavier springs and travel kit upgrade. They perform twice as good as my friends manitou blacks now.

hooligan 08-13-04 04:15 PM

That was in no way related. Or was it?

Maelstrom 08-13-04 05:19 PM

Hahaha....not at all...thats hillarious.

DaMaN 08-13-04 05:29 PM

Will get you guys some picture of the bike as a whole, and an old picture with old forks, then new forks on. :)

Pictures comming tomorrow!!

Maelstrom 08-13-04 05:45 PM

Sweet..its a rule. Anything new require a pic.

DaMaN 08-14-04 03:29 AM

oh right, then that mean next week i must get pictures of my new disc brake :D

hooligan 08-14-04 06:51 AM

That, for one, was related.

DaMaN 08-14-04 07:03 AM

Before forks fitted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Mob/Bike-B.jpg

After forks fitted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ob/Bike-a2.jpg

Let me know.
Disc Brake hopefully next week. front that is.
Oh about the rear silver wheel i bought a black one today.

DaMaN 08-14-04 06:03 PM

No comment then guys?

Maelstrom 08-14-04 06:59 PM

Nice pics...:D...sorry I really don't know much about the forks. And I still can't tell the bike haha

DaMaN 08-14-04 07:16 PM

Well it's a mod bike, with diffrent parts really, here's another shot of it. Better?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...b/03041030.jpg

Jay_2004 08-14-04 09:55 PM

........rst single crowns are FIIIIINE....My bussy who rides urban (well) uses them as a bckup if his dj 2's are broken. Get a good hardtail......will be stronger/more reliable than that, and you will have a better time possibly

Maelstrom 08-14-04 09:58 PM

Bussy?....wtf....what manual is that word in? New word for a gf?

FoX Rider 08-14-04 10:09 PM

I love laughing at spelling mistakes.

DaMaN 08-15-04 05:48 AM

I don't do DH at all on the bike, just used for going up stuff, and doing drops, jumps. :)


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