|   Fork for heavy riders... | Orthie
Oct 21, 2001 12:33 PM | | Hi, I am looking to get a 100 mm fork for my new QuasiMoto. I am thinking along the Psylo Race or Psylo SL. I weigh 220+ pounds. Will these forks hold? Which of the two will be a better choice? Anything else that can be suggested?
Thanks,
Orthie |
| re: Fork for heavy riders... | Dirt Carver
Oct 21, 2001 1:44 PM | | though the forks you mention will work, a better choice is a Marzocchi or a Fox. Both are gonna be built sturdier, and at your weight a coil fork is the way to go, not air, especially if your gonna be riding it hard xc freeride-ish. You should consider a Marzocchi Z-1 or a Fox Vanilla 100 RLC. I own both the Fox Vanilla 125 RLC and Marzocchi Z-1 MCR QR20, and have put plenty of miles on a Psylo sl, which is a decent fork, but not quite as good performing or as well built as the Fox or Marzocchi. |
| re: Fork for heavy riders... | Orthie
Oct 21, 2001 3:38 PM | | Is there a significant geometry change between 100 mm and 125 mm if I go with the Fox? I understand the Marzocchi Z1 is even bigger at 130mm.
Thanks for the info,
Orthie |
| re: Fork for heavy riders... | Dirt Carver
Oct 21, 2001 4:46 PM | | 1 inch of travel is equal to 1 degree of head angle roughly. And the Fox can be 100 or 125, adjustable to both travels. Z-1 too. May also depend on how the bike rides now. |
| re: Fork for heavy riders... | GT@Rider
Oct 21, 2001 5:21 PM | | dont get the psylo sl because it is an awesome fork, but it is biased towards lighter riders.
130-180lbs
it will bottom out unless you get stiffer springs. |
| I agree with Dirt Carver...... | Ventanarama
Oct 21, 2001 10:10 PM | | The Fox Vanilla is probably the best option. The 02' Marzocchi Atom 100 would be another good one if you don't want the 130mm of the Z1 MCR or Z1 FR. The Fox is definitely the stiffest single-crown fork I've ridden and they ride great.
Larry Mettler
www.mtnhighcyclery.com |
| I'm 240 lbs and I ride a....... | UberClyde
Oct 22, 2001 7:48 PM | | Z1 MCR/QR20. first I had a an old Rock Shox Judy XC. Nice and plush, not very adjustable, and not stiff. Then I gt a Z1 X-Fly 100. Dumb move. Air forks are not designed for big people. They are either underinflated or hard as nails with steep ramp-up and zero response over small stuff. Plus they are never stiff enough. Had a disk brake setup on it and watched the fork legs twist and shout every time I hit the front brakes. My Z1 MCR is the bomb. And yes you are right it changes the geometry. It is a full inch longer from crown to dropout than most 100 mm forks. The good news is that with the extension control catridge you can drop three inches of the fork with the flip of a lever, and have even better climbing geometry than you would with a fixed travel 100 mm fork. If you;ve got the cash, go for the Qr20 option. It means building a new wheel around a new hub, but damn, that's as stiff as you can get without a double crown triple clamp setup. And at 4.5 lbs this fork can still be used for long day rides without making you into mr. popeye calves. |
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