Me in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom - photo by OTehNoes

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Album: New-Forks
Category: Parts - Suspension
Date Posted: Jun 20, 2011 at 9:17
Jun 20, 2011
Location: Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
Riders: Me

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Photo Size:

Camera

Panasonic DMC-G2

Shutter Speed

1/125

Aperture

5.0

Focal Length

29.0 mm

ISO Speed

100

Date

2011:06:20

Time

16:49:11

20 Comments

uttanutta12 (Jun 20, 2011 at 9:25)

niiiice

OTehNoes (Jun 20, 2011 at 9:26)

Cheers

brodoyouevenbike (Jun 20, 2011 at 17:09)

What's the travel?

OTehNoes (Jun 20, 2011 at 17:10)

200mm

They're the same chassis as boxxers, just different materials

brodoyouevenbike (Jun 20, 2011 at 17:12)

Oh, I like.

OTehNoes (Jun 20, 2011 at 17:12)

Thanks

brodoyouevenbike (Jun 20, 2011 at 17:18)

Is the boxxer more durable than these?

OTehNoes (Jun 20, 2011 at 17:19)

I don't think so, these have steel stanchions, Boxxers have magnesium stanchinos, so they're not able to take as much abuse. But as a result they are lighter, but only by about 500g.

brodoyouevenbike (Jun 20, 2011 at 17:24)

Just as I thought, so if I buy these I'm more likely to have them for longer, but boxxers are more race friendly due to the weight... wonder how far you can mod them, air spring etc, to be lighter...

OTehNoes (Jun 20, 2011 at 17:26)

A fair bit. I mean if I had the money I'd like Boxxers, but I just can't afford them, so I got these instead. Boxxers have better internals as well, though these do have the same damping control. If you have the money go for boxxers, if not, these are a great alternative

brodoyouevenbike (Jun 20, 2011 at 17:28)

Got them off CRC?

OTehNoes (Jun 20, 2011 at 17:29)

I did indeed!

brodoyouevenbike (Jun 21, 2011 at 2:36)

If and when I sell my totems I might buy me some.

OTehNoes (Jun 21, 2011 at 4:00)

Awesome!

Tomothy-DH (Jun 21, 2011 at 13:57)

For the price of modifying these to be lighter you may a well just buy the boxxers!

brodoyouevenbike (Jun 21, 2011 at 15:31)

But if these are indeed more durable, I'd basically have a beefier boxxer.

OTehNoes (Jun 23, 2011 at 7:56)

Yeah but its more so a case of they still wouldn't be as good as boxxers.. I'd rather just save the money of modifying these and just buy boxxers!

lely-pie (Jun 21, 2011 at 15:43)

slightly jealous

OTehNoes (Jun 21, 2011 at 15:46)

Heh, cheers man

They should be going on tomorrow, as long as my stem and headset spacers come

mlynobiker (Jul 7, 2011 at 17:14)

sweet