Post by barffy on Feb 26, 2015 7:06:20 GMT
I've just had word a nice little bonus coming my way from work and I'd thought of upgrading the forks on my hardtail. I can get the murdered out Revelation RL fork in 140mm travel, 15mm axle and straight steerer for £230 ish brand new from one of the euro sites. It would be to go on my On One 456 Evo, straight steerer, steel framed, 27.2 seat post 26" wheeled bike. My pal thinks I'm crazy and should just sell up and get a 650b hardtail to match my full suspension bike.
The thing is:
A. I don't want to spend all of my bonus, I get married this summer so the dosh would come in useful!
B. On One bikes are cheap to begin with, so I would get very little for the bike after two years and 3500 miles!
The bike is a bit of a mish-mash of parts nowadays. Up until recently it was standard, but the front shifter exploded and I got two deore shifters and a 9 speed XT rear mech for a tenner! I swapped the bars out to some Klein ones I paid a fiver for and my mate sold me his Hope Pro 2 evo/Stans Flow wheels for a ton! He also sold me some brand new cheapo shimano brakes for £30, alvio I think as my Deores were pissing oil all over the pads. All in all, it's probably worth about as much as the brakes are on my good bike!
I know it's an old fashioned bike now, but the thing that for me is blaringly obvious that holds it back (other than the rider) are the forks. They are OK, but they are the Sektor solo coil model and the spring doesn't suit my weight so I'm always deep in the travel when things get steep. They dive a lot under braking and as a result I load up the front too much and get spat off on a certain cheeky off piste section over the chase, whereas I can happily get down on the big bike! The other obvious short fall is lack of dropper, but I may buy a T mars one for £60 if I do keep it.
What's the opinion then? Is the old girl worthy of spending a few hundred on for a better fork? Or is it time to pass her on to a newbie and let them have fun with her?
The thing is:
A. I don't want to spend all of my bonus, I get married this summer so the dosh would come in useful!
B. On One bikes are cheap to begin with, so I would get very little for the bike after two years and 3500 miles!
The bike is a bit of a mish-mash of parts nowadays. Up until recently it was standard, but the front shifter exploded and I got two deore shifters and a 9 speed XT rear mech for a tenner! I swapped the bars out to some Klein ones I paid a fiver for and my mate sold me his Hope Pro 2 evo/Stans Flow wheels for a ton! He also sold me some brand new cheapo shimano brakes for £30, alvio I think as my Deores were pissing oil all over the pads. All in all, it's probably worth about as much as the brakes are on my good bike!
I know it's an old fashioned bike now, but the thing that for me is blaringly obvious that holds it back (other than the rider) are the forks. They are OK, but they are the Sektor solo coil model and the spring doesn't suit my weight so I'm always deep in the travel when things get steep. They dive a lot under braking and as a result I load up the front too much and get spat off on a certain cheeky off piste section over the chase, whereas I can happily get down on the big bike! The other obvious short fall is lack of dropper, but I may buy a T mars one for £60 if I do keep it.
What's the opinion then? Is the old girl worthy of spending a few hundred on for a better fork? Or is it time to pass her on to a newbie and let them have fun with her?
