Originally Posted by
FoxMulder
Do you find you can still jump off curbs with it? That's one thing I sometimes do while riding on the sidewalks.
If money were no object, I'd almost definitely stick with suspension, but the nashbar rigid is quite economical.
I think the axle-crown is a little higher on the rigid, but I may actually like that more.
Are you sure the nashbar fork will fit an early 90's MTB? I thought most of those bikes had 1" threaded steerers and used quill stems.
You can go off curbs on a rigid bike but you have to land differently. With suspension, the fork will absorb much of the impact while your arms and legs absorb the rest. On rigid, your arms and legs have to do all the work. Make sure you land with both arms and legs flexed and relaxed. Otherwise the bike takes all the energy of impact and translates it to you.
If money is no object, get modern air suspension fork with a lockout. If money is
really no object, make it a Fox.
Mountain bikes from the 90s are going to be a mixed bag when it comes to steer tube diameter. Some are 1" threaded but some are 1 1/8" threaded or even 1" threadless and 1 1/8" threadless. You'll just have to measure the diameter. Finding a new 1" threaded fork might be difficult. The Nashbar one is a 1 1/8" threadless. Swapping out to a threadless isn't difficult but you'll need a new headset and a stem if the bike you have now is threaded.