12-10-2018, 03:34 PM
(12-10-2018, 11:24 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Seeking advice:
My winter beater needs new forks. It has suspension forks, with like, about an inch of travel, they do move, but I'm not sure if I'm getting any real damping from them. The real problem is they're quite lose, so regardless, they need replacing.
I'm trying to decide what to replace them with. This is mostly a winter beater/cruiser bike, I'm hoping to get something with a longer stem to raise the handlebars even more. That aside, I don't know if I care for suspension, the city has plenty of bumps and curbs, but I'd rather a tighter put together feel (the current ones are obviously floppy as anything), but I've never ridden a really good suspension fork, is it worth it? Or should I just stick with a cheaper rigid fork (I've also hear that a good rigid fork will provide some damping).
Thoughts? Experiences?
Grab a new or used rigid carbon fork and call it a day. The ride won't be much different (if your current fork only has 20-30mm of travel) and you'll save a TON of weight.