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I'd just get whatever comes up at a good price, I've got 150mm revs and they're fine on my big bike, but I do only weight 10stone
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Edging towards the x-fusion slant.
I can get them darn cheap, they are stiff, not mad heavy, and sound like they will perform well.
The minute pro seemed to fit the bill. But it's heavier than the slant, with smaller stanchions. So might as well get the cheaper slant.
Going 130mm to start with. I'll get the x-fusion rear shock to match. It has a remote I can route through the front mech routing of the frame (going 1 X 11). That way I can lock front and rear relatively easily (I'll have a tiny headtube, so reaching the fork switch doesn't require a remote really).
Smallfurry
OK dirt lovers. I'm putting together a full Bounce. Cuz I've never owned one, and because, reasons.
My main riding partner is building a full sus XC race whippet. The guys that ride/race off road in my Club also ride XC race whippets.
I want to ride With them. But feck. I live in Norway. I swear its enduro/AM heaven. I know a guy that coaches, and does tours on Enduro style routes, and hes moved closer.
So I figure I'd make a compromise bike. Well. Apparantely I mean 'marathon' bike.
26" 120mm travel Commencal Meta SL frame, With a solid 120/130mm travel fork.
I'm getting super indecisive With the fork though.
Fox float 32(or 34) CTD 120mm
Fox Talsas 32 CTD 120-140mm adjustable
Marzocchi 44 120mm
Manitu Minute pro 120mm
X-fusion Slant 130mm
DT-Swiss XMM 120mm
Rock shox revelation 120mm - 140mm
A lot of this will come Down to price. A lot of 26" forks are on clearance. I really dont want the flex of a XC fork, especially pushed to 120/130mm travel. Yet dont really want to drag 2.2kg of AM fork up the local Climbs.
Am I looking for a silver builit here?