Originally Posted by
JonathanGennick
I like the Instigator. Wish it was still made. I run it on a bicycle designed originally for an 80mm travel fork. The Instigator substitutes for 100mm, and I like the effect of the slacker geometry on that particular frame. I also like that the build is notably lighter in weight than with a suspension fork. Not to mention there's nothing much left to maintain. Win all around.
I was running a lightweight air-sprung fork that failed, and a friend gave me his instagator fork. I don't think the Instigator dropped the weight at all for me. It is a very heavy fork, as rigid forks go.