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jdschall
03-30-2006, 09:18 AM
Hey I'm looking for a used xc fork. I'll probably scrounge ebay and see if I can find one in the $100 - $150 price range. What should I be looking for?

I'm thinking it should be between 80 and 100 mm and it would be nice if it was air sprung. Both my wife and I share the bike. Air is nice because I can adjust the air pressure depending on who's riding it at the time.

The bike currently has a 2001 z4 that has several scratches on the stantions and leaks oil between the M-arch and the lower part of the casting. I was told it could be rebuilt but it's pretty beat and might not be worth it.

Thanks.
chicodude
03-30-2006, 10:16 AM
Manitou Black...Marzocchi Marathon...
Vulcan
03-30-2006, 04:44 PM
How about a new Skareb? http://www.bikesmart.com/index.cfm?menu=browse&cid=FS&ssid=PAOHADDANIIEBACO&ap=199.99&StartRow=1
jdschall
03-30-2006, 05:09 PM
How about a new Skareb? http://www.bikesmart.com/index.cfm?menu=browse&cid=FS&ssid=PAOHADDANIIEBACO&ap=199.99&StartRow=1


Thanks for the link. That looks pretty nice. I've been scrounging ebay today and was pretty disappointed. Used and new old stock stuff is selling for more than you can buy new stuff from online retailers. What idiot will pay more for something on ebay than you can buy it new somewhere else?

I did find some pretty good deals on some other parts I need though.
BIRDMAN111
03-30-2006, 05:29 PM
the newer judys are allright. or the really old ones. ive got a 97 rockshox judy thats 80mm and love it. i nosed a 3.5' drop on it and still held up.
Vulcan
03-30-2006, 05:30 PM
Thanks for the link. That looks pretty nice. I've been scrounging ebay today and was pretty disappointed. Used and new old stock stuff is selling for more than you can buy new stuff from online retailers. What idiot will pay more for something on ebay than you can buy it new somewhere else?

I did find some pretty good deals on some other parts I need though.
Yeah thats a great deal imo. I'm seriously considering picking one up for my XC bike.
magimerlin
03-30-2006, 07:19 PM
jdschall just PM'ed you
GumbaFish
03-30-2006, 07:23 PM
I bet you can find a used duke for that much on ebay.
chicodude
03-30-2006, 07:59 PM
I bet you can find a used duke for that much on ebay.

But it's a Duke.
GumbaFish
03-30-2006, 09:19 PM
Hehe true, but its an xc fork you could find for that price range or less. But I hear ya.
mud'n'sweat
03-30-2006, 09:46 PM
Nice, that skareb is not too bad. I actually need a 80 mm fork for my old trek carbon I'm fixing up. It's coming along quite nicely and will be feather light when it's done.
chicodude
03-30-2006, 09:46 PM
Yeah...you can find Blacks and older Marz XC stuff for that much, and they're hella better.
SkaredShtles
03-30-2006, 11:09 PM
Get an adjustable from 80-120 or 90-125 or some such. Adjustable travel is great! :thumb:
GumbaFish
03-31-2006, 08:40 AM
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139398
jdschall
03-31-2006, 10:21 AM
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139398


Invalid link. Dude just deleted it. He must have never posted that it was sold. I saw it just before he deleted it. It would have been a screaming deal. Oh well.

I'm still looking and thinking. Thanks for everybody that has PMed me. I might just have to go with that skareb comp if none of the auctions I'm watching work out.


Thanks!
GumbaFish
03-31-2006, 01:26 PM
Oh dang, oh well.
BIRDMAN111
03-31-2006, 08:26 PM
But it's a Duke.
i dunno i know whos got a duke on trance and its all right. its a duke xc. but the duke with the travel adjust is way better.
SkaredShtles
03-31-2006, 09:26 PM
the newer judys are allright. or the really old ones. ive got a 97 rockshox judy thats 80mm and love it. i nosed a 3.5' drop on it and still held up.
Is that one of the old elastomer Judy's? :think:
JeffD
03-31-2006, 09:30 PM
*Spam*

I've got an 04 Marz MX Comp w/8.5" steerer off my wife's bike. Like new. $100 shipped.

*end spam*