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Suspension Forks come in two basic types - Downhill and
Cross Country .
Downhill forks have
lots of travel, typically between 130mm - 210mm and are frequently triple
clamped - I.e. the extra long stanchions (fork legs) which are attached to the
frame via 2 separate crowns, one each at the top and bottom of the frame's
headtube (the short, near vertical tube at the front). This type of fork tends
to be heavy. Suitable for riders looking for big air and extreme downhills. An
example of this type of fork is the Marzocchi Monster T.
Cross
country forks have only one crown (beneath the
frame's headtube) and tend to have less travel than downhill forks. They are
usually much lighter than downhill forks and hence suit riders who also intend
to cycle uphill! An example of this type of fork is the Rock Shox Sid
Race.
Sizing
The sizing option
refers to the diameter of the headtube on your bike's frame, measured in inches.
Nearly all recent bikes have a headtube diameter of 1.1/8 inches, although 1inch
and 1.1/4 inches also exist.
Options
AH :
Aheadset fitting - designed to attach to a bike with an aheadset as opposed to
older quill style stems (virtually all mtbs now come with
aheadsets)
80mm, 120mm .. E.t.c.: this
refers to the forks travel (I.e. maximum compression distance)
20mm Axle.: Some downhill forks come with their own
wheel axle. This type of fork is only compatible with 20mm hubs
QR: Quick Release - this
type of fork takes regular quick release hubs (n.b. all forks take quick release
axles unless otherwise stated)
At Cycleways we sell Suspension Forks and Road Racing Forks
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