Greetings! The new guy is here!
I'm building my new Ti 29er and right now I can't decide which fork to use.
There are 2 things I need from a fork: high reliability and low maintenance, other things are not relevant.
I have an aggressive riding style and my last carbon frame didn't make it, so now I want a very reliable bike.
Right now I'm deciding between:
DT Swiss XMM 120 29 2013
and
Rock Shox SID XX Solo Air - 29" 2013
I actually never used any of them and might be looking into the wrong direction, which is why I need an advice.
The price is not an issue here, I'm willing to buy anything that fits high reliability and low maintenance rules.
Oh and btw I had some very bad experience with Fox forks, so I'm guessing I'll never buy any of them again.
SR Nick, do you know what's the offset on your 29er 100mm forks (in mm)?
Pretty cool use of the steerer for that control unit and the electronic lockout, I have to say. $950 is a really steep price. Would have to know more about it before I think about spending that amount of cash.
+ for the Tower Pro. I am really liking mine and the reviews are great. I feel like the fork performs as well as my Rockshox Revelation which also was a great fork.
Rebas really get great reviews on reliability also.
I'm really liking my Recon Gold I got for $262 including shipping. Shaved 2.2 lbs off of my ride and upgraded to a plush air fork with rebound and lockout.
Tower Pro all the way. Stiff fork (20mm axle), tunable to many different weights. Comes apart for service very easily. I paid $339 for mine on clearance. I love everything about it, even the way it bottoms out.
another fan of the tower pro here...my only complaint is I should have got the thru axle, not the 9mm qr. Fork is great, but my other bike has a 15mm thru axle, and is waaaaay stiffer. Going back to a 9mm qr is definatley a step backwards.
Get one of the new X-fusion Trace forks when they come out in April. 34mm stanchions, one-piece unicrown, tapered, 15mm axle..... aren't going to get much more burly than that... and the price is lower than your two choices. You also get remote lockout with it.
Oh I'm getting a Russian Ti frame.
My friend has one. He bought it like 15 years ago there.
It still looks just like the new one with only a few scratches.
@_Alberto_
Could you tell me, what kind on saddle do you have on your bike?
it cost me the equivalent of $550 Australian for the Single Shot
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