Front suspension

rh said:

I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone recommend front suspension for
a Trek 950?

anything from Fox

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I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone recommend front suspension for
a Trek 950?

What size is the headtube? How old is the bike?

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rh said:

I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone recommend front suspension
for a Trek 950?

anything from Fox

Fox makes awesome suspension... but for a Trek 950, don't you think that's overkill? I mean, the
fork would cost more than the bike is worth... perhaps even twice as much as it's worth. I mean,
let's be realistic here.

rh- what you need is a good used fork or an entry level new fork. You can easily score one for under
$100. If you go used, check ebay... and make sure the steerer tube is long enough for your frame (it
needs to be about 2 inches longer than your head tube).

Another thing to consider is... is your bike set up with a threadless headset and v-brakes? If you
have a threaded headset you will need to change that out for a threadless one (about $20 if you get
a Tange), and a clamp style stem (about another $10-20). If you have center pull brakes on the
front, you may need to upgrade to side pull v-brakes since most suspension forks don't have a cable
stop built in.

Forks to keep an eye out for: Rockshox Judy, Rockshox Duke, Manitou Six, Manitou Magnum. Good luck!

-John Morgan

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rh said:

I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone recommend front suspension for
a Trek 950?

anything from Fox

The current fork and a 2.5 inch tire would be a far better choice for that bike.

-Andrew

rh said:

I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone recommend front suspension for a
Trek 950?

How about a fatter, taller front tire.

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rh said:

I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone recommend front suspension
for a Trek 950?

anything from Fox

The current fork and a 2.5 inch tire would be a far better choice for that bike.

I don't think so. Installing a suspension fork on my Trek 930 was one of the best things I ever
did MTB-wise.

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rh said:

I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone recommend front suspension
for a Trek 950?

anything from Fox

Fox makes awesome suspension... but for a Trek 950, don't you think that's overkill? I mean, the
fork would cost more than the bike is worth... perhaps even twice as much as it's worth. I mean,
let's be realistic

here.

I dunno... Trek made some pretty decent steel frames and if he likes the bike and is comfortable on
it, a good fork won't go to waste on a Trek 950. I put a Marzocchi Z2 Atom Bomb on a Trek 930 a
couple of years back. It was one of the best things I ever did MTB-wise. When I cracked the
seat-tube on that frame, Trek sent me a new warranty replacement. It's the bike I ride the most
right now. (Oh, and I was running a 2.4 tire up front when I did this.)

Also consider that if he does invest in the fork, it can be transferred to another bike especially
if he includes a few spacers on the steerer tube. I'd recommend is sticking with a fork that has
85mm of travel or less. Anything higher will screw with that bike's geometry too much making it a
slug when it comes to steering.

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rh- what you need is a good used fork or an entry level new fork. You can easily score one for
under $100. If you go used, check ebay... and make sure the steerer tube is long enough for your
frame (it needs to be about

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inches longer than your head tube).

Another thing to consider is... is your bike set up with a threadless headset and v-brakes? If you
have a threaded headset you will need to change that out for a threadless one (about $20 if you
get a Tange), and a clamp style stem (about another $10-20). If you have center pull brakes

on

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the front, you may need to upgrade to side pull v-brakes since most suspension forks don't have a
cable stop built in.

Good points. But even with the added cost of the threadless stem and headset and v-brake upgrade, I
still think i suspension fork was worth doing to my Trek cro-moly frames.

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>On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 17:02:45 +0200, rh wrote:
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>> I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone recommend front
>> suspension for a Trek 950?
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> anything from Fox

The current fork and a 2.5 inch tire would be a far better choice for

that

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bike.

I don't think so. Installing a suspension fork on my Trek 930 was one of the best things I ever
did MTB-wise.

It's at least a five year old bike, that sold for under $700 then, and

somebody

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suggests buying a $500 fork for it that is fairly long travel and,

depending on

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how old the bike is, will slacken the head angle by at least one and

possibly

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three degrees. And you agree? What're you smoking?

I have to ask what drugs you're on because they're obviously causing you to read quite a bit into
the statement of mine you quoted above as well as causing you to miss the caveats I gave in another
post where I specifically cautioned against using a long-travel fork on such a bike.