mcgurme
New member
Hey all,
I have a dillemna with my Yo build. This is a '91 Yo, which to my knowledge isn't suspension corrected (and has 1" steerer). Rody is building me rigid forks, but I'm not sure I can handle rigid forks for an upcoming 140 mile offroad ride. I think I need some kind of suspension for rides like this (and will use the rigid for shorter rides).
I would like your opinions on some of the options I've come up with:
1) Indy XC Rock Shox (elastomer/cheapo) - these are on the bike as a stopgap, and work ok I guess. They have 63 mm travel, but are not at all plush, plus they are a mighty cheap fork to have on a nice frame like that.
2) Marzhocchi MX Comp - I can still get one of these with 1" steerer, but they are spec'd at 85 mm travel. I'm wondering if I can sag them enough to not throw off the geometry totally. I actually have a pair here, but steerer is too short, so I'd need another pair or a new steerer.
3) Figure out how to rebuild my old Mag 20 Rock Shox. I can probably cobble together a working set from used parts off ebay or one of the other members here. But I'm not sure these would be reliable. However, if I could get them and keep them working, they'd perform better than the Indy's.
4) Ask Rody to go ahead and send the rigid Yo Forks, and subject this 40 year old body to a LOT of abuse!
Thanks in advance for thoughts/ideas!
Morgan
ps - a limitation is the timeline - I only have about 5 days to figure this out...
I have a dillemna with my Yo build. This is a '91 Yo, which to my knowledge isn't suspension corrected (and has 1" steerer). Rody is building me rigid forks, but I'm not sure I can handle rigid forks for an upcoming 140 mile offroad ride. I think I need some kind of suspension for rides like this (and will use the rigid for shorter rides).
I would like your opinions on some of the options I've come up with:
1) Indy XC Rock Shox (elastomer/cheapo) - these are on the bike as a stopgap, and work ok I guess. They have 63 mm travel, but are not at all plush, plus they are a mighty cheap fork to have on a nice frame like that.
2) Marzhocchi MX Comp - I can still get one of these with 1" steerer, but they are spec'd at 85 mm travel. I'm wondering if I can sag them enough to not throw off the geometry totally. I actually have a pair here, but steerer is too short, so I'd need another pair or a new steerer.
3) Figure out how to rebuild my old Mag 20 Rock Shox. I can probably cobble together a working set from used parts off ebay or one of the other members here. But I'm not sure these would be reliable. However, if I could get them and keep them working, they'd perform better than the Indy's.
4) Ask Rody to go ahead and send the rigid Yo Forks, and subject this 40 year old body to a LOT of abuse!
Thanks in advance for thoughts/ideas!
Morgan
ps - a limitation is the timeline - I only have about 5 days to figure this out...