The World's Fattest Man with no bike! aka - find hippy a new bike aka - Just get ( fill in blank )

Facebook and Aliexpress are two websites my browser is not allowed to load but thanks for the info. :)

It's the fastest option and they can't tell you what parts you'd end up if you order a full bike anyway. So, yeah.

The two that have been mentioned are Fox 34 and SID 35.

Since suspension forks are totally foreign to me, my criteria is simply that it doesn't look totally shit combined with whatever the fuck Misty Blue looks like.

I am glad you've committed but sad that's half of the arguing done!

"relentless reliability and weatherproof durability, all backed by a lifetime warranty"

That sounds like something holding my fat arse up needs.

Do they actually stick by it though? Are their posts really reliable?

No it isn't.

I've got plenty left, you 15 years of disc brake using, SID-lover!

Yes it is.

Get a 120mm pike. It'll handle better under the additional load of bikepacking gear.

under the additional load of bikepacking gear.

Yeah the bikepacking gear load will be the issue....

Not in stock for 30.9

No it's not.

Why can't I find this 35mm SID you were talking about on their site? Is it known as something else? I can only see 32mm ones. Apart from weight (which I'm not that bothered about, having just ordered a steel bike) is there any benefit of these over Fox?

Misty Blue sounds like a 70’s porn actress

Which is more reliable, less likely to need a service: Pike, Fox, SID?

I can't wait to ride Misty Blue.

I'm no fork expert but I'm fat and I would not want to ride an XC fork for bikepacking - SID would be a no no for me.
I have both Pike and 34 and can't tell the difference.

Which is more reliable, less likely to need a service

I knew that @leggy_blonde was up to no good.

Ordering forks is worse than ordering hubs.
120mm
29er
boost - what size is that on the front
what else?

Not a chance.

Ok, maybe as an alternative to the rigid fork but unlikely.

Rockshox normally can take less servicing without fucking the stanchions just below the seal...

35mm SID Ultimate, nothing like the old 32s stiffness wise which people might be thinking of: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/review-rockshoxs-all-new-sid-goes-bigger-and-lighter.html

Not sure how available in 29er flavour currently in the UK though. You won't go wrong with a 120mm Pike either

Can’t help but want to say you’ll crash into an overgrown bush😶

ISM do MTB saddles.
https://shop-uk.ismseat.com/collections/performance-saddles/products/pm-2-0

110 x 15 is front boost.

"The 34 Step-Cast that I used for so long came with their three-position FIT4 damper that, with open, medium, and firm modes, does make sense for a lot of trail riders. Thing is, that FIT4 cartridge isn't as good as their GRIP2 system when it's really rough and fast, and Fox doesn't offer a Factory-level 34 Step-Cast with GRIP2 (but you can get the heavier Performance model with the older GRIP damper that also beats FIT4.) RockShox's Charger Race Day doesn't have the low-speed compression adjustment that FIT4 does, but that doesn't stop the pint-sized damper from seeming to be able to offer more control when things are really rough and coming at you a bit too quickly. The SID is calmer in those moments, but I suspect I'd be hard pressed to see any contrast on smooth terrain. "

dafuq did I just read?

Pushing hard.

It's all in the hips.

Up, up, up and then it's time to go down.

"Unfortunately, the SID fork in this review, as well as two others in our cross-country Field Test review series, developed a notable amount of bushing play after this review was posted. If your SID has this issue, reach out to RockShox for support."