Fork upgrade

[anonymous-user]

Bought a bike with a pretty st fork. I;ve upgraded before in the past but there seems more options now to watch out for.

The original fork has 30mm upper tubes the new one will be 32mm will it fit?

[Justin S]

I am guessing you are talking stantion tubes , which are the inner legs ? Thats not the issue in fitting. The issue is wheel size, type of drop out , brake types and steerer diameter as a starting point...............

[anonymous-user]

Justin S said:

I am guessing you are talking stantion tubes , which are the inner legs ? Thats not the issue in fitting. The issue is wheel size, type of drop out , brake types and steerer diameter as a starting point...............

yes these are all the same, i guess i just get a crown to fit it a difference in upper tube.

[Bacon Is Proof]

When you say upper tube do you mean the steerer tube that goes through the frame of the bike?
If so this needs to be the correct size (and shape, some are tapered) to match the bike, you can't just bodge it with a different crown race.

[Gilhooligan]

Maybe you’re better stating which bike and fork you’ve bought and then we can take it from there? Why is the fork bad?

[anonymous-user]

Bacon Is Proof said:

When you say upper tube do you mean the steerer tube that goes through the frame of the bike?
If so this needs to be the correct size (and shape, some are tapered) to match the bike, you can't just bodge it with a different crown race.

I've just realised they use upper tubes for both steerer tube and fork tubes which is confusing. It would be the steerer tube diameter difference.

The fork is Suntour XCT which is junk because coil and very cheap, i have always preferred air forks, reduces diving etc but budget didn't stretch so bought a cheaper bike to upgrade, A calibre saw.

This is the fork i want
https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/rockshox-recon...

Recon Silver TK 27.5" Solo Air 100 Remote

[Kermit power]

The Spruce Goose said:

I've just realised they use upper tubes for both steerer tube and fork tubes which is confusing. It would be the steerer tube diameter difference.

The fork is Suntour XCT which is junk because coil and very cheap, i have always preferred air forks, reduces diving etc but budget didn't stretch so bought a cheaper bike to upgrade, A calibre saw.

This is the fork i want
https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/rockshox-recon...

Recon Silver TK 27.5" Solo Air 100 Remote

I would think that fork would fit fine, but don't take my word for it! I can't imagine that the Calibre Saw, at that price, is going to have a tapered steerer tube and it certainly doesn't look as though it has, but I've just spent a few minutes googling for the answer and have failed to find it, so check first.

[mikey P 500]

Your chosen fork has a 1 and 1/8th diameter straight steerer tube and the bike also has a 1 and 1 1/8 diameter head tube so you should be fine. (Will likely need to cut it to length).

[Bacon Is Proof]

The Spruce Goose said:

The fork is Suntour XCT which is junk because coil and very cheap

Don't discount coil; steel makes an excellent spring, better than air for a lot of applications. Air has the benefit of adjustability and is potentially lighter, but does add a lot of complexity.

[anonymous-user]

Bacon Is Proof said:

Don't discount coil; steel makes an excellent spring, better than air for a lot of applications. Air has the benefit of adjustability and is potentially lighter, but does add a lot of complexity.

I've owned over 8 different MTB bikes so greatly understand the difference and what suits my riding. As i go up the chase a lot, the heavier coils are prone to driving over air which i have found doesn't dive as much and is faster for me.

Anyway ive decided to buy a different bike as upgrading it to a spec i want i may as well get a different bike.