well I had a Magura Laurin before which is the best fork I've ever used. Very nearly as stiff as a 20mm bolt thru thanks to the dual arch....
Plush too and happy to use all its travel.
I swapped to the Menja as this years versions were 180g lighter and the only thing I didn't like about the Laurin was the stupid remote and the Albert select - I prefer a straight forward lock out mounted on the fork...
I'm hoping that everything is still going to be pretty tough and stiff though - stick some beefier tyres on it and I reckon it will handle the rough stuff just fine...
....What kind of life are you expecting out of those olympics and are you noticing flex right out the gate? I love weightweenie bling but Ventanas tend reveal the inherent flexiness/stiffness of just about every part on the bike.
justa said:
Finally finished re-building up my El Ciclon - Santa bought it some new bits
Its even lighter than I hoped it would be....
Full Spec
08 Magura Menja
Avid Ulitmates with Hope 183/160 floating rotors
Cane Creek S8 headset
Titec Pluto XC 90mm stem
Truvativ team carbon O/S riser bars
X0 Shifters
07 X9 rear mech
XTR front mech
XTR Cranks
Thomson Masterpiece post
WTB Devo Cro-mo saddle
Salsa flip lock and flip off skewers
Stans Olympic ZTR rims on DT Swiss 240 hubs
Specialized Storm Pro tyres (with stans no tubes kit)
XTR cassette
KMC SL 9 speed chain
Crank brothers Candy SL pedals
....What kind of life are you expecting out of those olympics and are you noticing flex right out the gate? I love weightweenie bling but Ventanas tend reveal the inherent flexiness/stiffness of just about every part on the bike.
i didnt want to be the buzzkill but yeah, those wheels are not on the manly side. i have stans rims and they are great, but they are of the 28mm persuasion so a lot different
but hey, lets face it, times are changing.....folks want 5"+ travel bikes whether they ride aggro or not (self included). so long as the riding does not exceed the wheel strength, it'll be fine
the tyres are Storm Pro's - 520g so not much scope for getting lighter tyres
although if we have a summer this year I'll be putting Small Block 8's on..
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