Originally Posted by
totheDude
Wow, thanks a lot.
It looks like it's a Quadra 5 (or 10?). There are some on eBay for prices between $10 and $200...most of them are described as "stuck", or "elastomer hardened".
Here's a
working one for $65. Tempted.
Like an idiot I bought this bike without knowing anything about suspension forks, not realizing that the fork is the most important part of the bike that goes bad over time.
Not at the lower end, Rock Shox only really got the Quadra right(ish) with the 21R (and that only lasted a year or so before being replaced by the Judy), the 5's/10's really aren't worth putting any money into today, unless you MUST have the period correct part, just replace with something current with 80-100mm travel/rigid, your probably need to replace the headset/stem, but that normally is benificila as it opens up options for getting a better fit with the bike