I am building a new DH bike for my wife and I can use some input from lighter riders on which fork works best for them.
She weighs about 130lbs and has been riding DH for the past couple of seasons. This will be her first DH bike, so far she has rented or used my Banshee Spitfire in mini-DH configuration (she raced that bike at the Citizen's Race at Windham this past Summer). She is a solid rider but she doesn't leave the ground much (although that's been changing a bit lately): she is all about the steep and hairy!
Basically, the three choices I am considering are Fox 40, Boxxer Team, or Boxxer WC. I weigh 165lbs, and alternate between a yellow and red spring on a Boxxer Team, so I would imagine she would be on a silver spring. I have been extremely happy with the Boxxer Team, after rebuilding it properly.
Any experience with stiction on the Boxxer Team with such a light spring? How sensitive are these forks with low air or light springs? I can revalve the Boxxer for her weight, if she finds the fork too heavily damped. How is the air spring on the Boxxer WC at low pressures? Does it blow through the travel?
I realize that women are not allowed to post on the DH forum on Ridemonkey, but if any of you ladies hides behind a male identity feel free to chime in without blowing your cover!
She weighs about 130lbs and has been riding DH for the past couple of seasons. This will be her first DH bike, so far she has rented or used my Banshee Spitfire in mini-DH configuration (she raced that bike at the Citizen's Race at Windham this past Summer). She is a solid rider but she doesn't leave the ground much (although that's been changing a bit lately): she is all about the steep and hairy!
Basically, the three choices I am considering are Fox 40, Boxxer Team, or Boxxer WC. I weigh 165lbs, and alternate between a yellow and red spring on a Boxxer Team, so I would imagine she would be on a silver spring. I have been extremely happy with the Boxxer Team, after rebuilding it properly.
Any experience with stiction on the Boxxer Team with such a light spring? How sensitive are these forks with low air or light springs? I can revalve the Boxxer for her weight, if she finds the fork too heavily damped. How is the air spring on the Boxxer WC at low pressures? Does it blow through the travel?
I realize that women are not allowed to post on the DH forum on Ridemonkey, but if any of you ladies hides behind a male identity feel free to chime in without blowing your cover!