Short travel fork

[jaebo]

after having broken my wrist some time ago,
i have decided after repeated abuse to move to a short travel fork instead of the rigid.

wondering people's opinions on what would make a good trials suspension fork (rigidity to weight, travel, etc).
would want to convert to 60mm and preferably have lock-out.

[Macbeth]

Gee..... It's been about 7 years since I ran a suspension fork on a trials bike.... Hard question to answer.

Generally suspension sucks for trials as it alters your geometry and as such you handling.

I'd probably look at something like a RockSHox Tora 318. They are an air fork so you can run them nice and hard, they have lock out and I'm pretty sure you can drop them to 60mm.... Maybe.... They're not too expensive either.....

A lot of wrist problems come down to technique too, and cockpit set up..... You could play with some different sweep/width bars maybe......

Other than that, I got nothing..... Sorry

Adam

[i like dirt]

In Roam Ryan Leech runs suspension forks and they look like marzocchis. I went and searched and they appear to be 05 marzocchi TXC forks (60mm travel) but Ryan has put bomber lowers on.

link to the 05 TXC forks: http://www.marzocchi.com/template/detailSPAForksMTB.asp?IDFolder=113&IDOggetto=8473&LN=UK&Sito=usa-mtb

hope that helps.

[j5ive]

Fox float. Can install as many travel spacers as you want and quite stiff.
Otherwise the pike air forks can be adjusted way lower than the limits by installing extra negative air. I run mine at about 80mm on the dj bike. The MC unit is awesome and locks out well. Lighter setup would be the revolution or reba. They clame the revo to be the stiffest QR fork available.

[-Elliot-]

I would have a look at the new Manitou range which has the Infinite Travel (IT) adjust. It allows to to set the forks at any amount of travel within its travel range.

[Matt H]

Pikes with a 65mm Reba kit.

Or one of those custom tuned nemisis 65mm Z1 = heavy though

[Macbeth]

Depends a lot on what frame you are running to I guess...... I can't think of a trials specific frame on the market that will accomodate the length of a suspenson fork as it would mess the geometry up too much (and no I don't count Ryan Leech's Norco as trials specific).

If you are running a street setup for trials use then you should be fine as most frames are made to handle it.....

[Lilley]

There is a little bit on the RyanLeech.com unders FAQs about modifying your fork for trials but it doesn't really go into details. Maybe you could pick up some second hand Marzoochis and play with them.

[Rexy]

My only suggestion is to be careful of the weight versus strength trade off...
A good inspiration would be to look at what street riders run on their bikes as they are short travel, light and generally stiff...
Good luck with your search anyhow.
Rex