? on a good urban fork

[norcodj250]

i have a 2002 shiver SC on my banshee morphine and it is a little too plush for me(217 lbs) and dont reallly like the way the fork feels. all i do is urban and i need im looking for something with like 5inch of travel but i dont want it to be a tank like the new DJ's are i was thinking like a 2003 dj2? what do u think i should gety any help would be great .

[HippieKai]

2003 Dj would be rad or you could get a 2004 Z1.

[Enduro]

you could also get firmer springs 4 your shiver

[norcodj250]

yea i really just dont like the way it feels in general lil flexy

[binary visions]

The 2003 DJ's were pretty much tanks too.

Maybe consider a Sherman? I don't think there's a stronger or stiffer chassis on the market. You can get it in both SPV and TPC+ depending on which you'd like.

[norcodj250]

yea i might just put heavier springs and stuff in it and see how it is then if i dont like it im gonna get rid of it . it seems like i dont have any preload with it.. the 03 dj2 is like 5lbs and the 04 are like 8 or somthing crazy

[binary visions]

Originally posted by norcodj250
yea i might just put heavier springs and stuff in it and see how it is then if i dont like it im gonna get rid of it . it seems like i dont have any preload with it.. the 03 dj2 is like 5lbs and the 04 are like 8 or somthing crazy

Uh. No, they definitly did not add 3 pounds to the DJ's weight. I believe there is a double crown DJ fork that might weigh 8 pounds, but even that I doubt.

[blue]

04 DJ IIIs are 7 lbs, the IIs are a little lighter I believe. Wait unti 05 for the 88 ;)

[been_jamin]

Marzocchi lists the weight of the '04 DJ3 as 2631g (5.8lbs) without the steel steerer. They say the DJ1/2 are within 20g when weighed with the 20mm thru axles.

I doubt the steerers are over 2lbs, so let's not get carried away and call these 8lb forks.

None-the-less, 6+ lbs is not light. People I know say the Sherman Flick feels heavy at 5.2 - 5.5 lbs., depending on who's weighing it.

--Been

[allsk8sno]

'03 dj3 with steer is about 6.5lbs give or take spring/oil/steer length

[norcodj250]

yea i was just over exagerating my bad