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Canadian Daves JustKDX
Questions about KDX I just got
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[QUOTE="Feanor, post: 922872, member: 55364"] I agree that there are many advantages to inverted forks, and also agree that you put the "better" in quotes to qualify the fact that sometimes "better" should be looked at on a case by case basis :) I have riding friends with inverted forks who ride moderately hard and its standard operating procedure for them to have replace fork seals once a riding season, sometimes even twice in a riding season. A few of those people have had KDX's or other bikes with "regular" forks and have stated that they could go sometimes 3 or 4 seasons without even looking at the fork seals. Also, if your inverted fork seal fails, your fork basically empties itself of all fluid... On regular forks you get a little mess, you keep riding and just remind yourself to fix it later after you get back from the ride... Sometimes forks can be "too stiff" or rigid... I've had several people tell me that rigid forks are great on the track, but that the prefer the feeling of regular forks on a technical trail ride... Something about smoother/dampened response being more advantage many times over rigid, what they called low speed twitchiness. There is very little advantage concerning unsprung weight, as the spring housing compared to the fork shaft on a fork are comparable in weight... Big advantage to the inverted forks besides the coolness factor is that they don't have the overhang that can often "hang you up" :) in deep ruts or going over other obstacles. I won't argue the fact that I believe that in most cases, inverted forks are superior. They do have a slight advantage in unsprung weight (though not as much as many claim), They have excellent clearance, and if rigidity is the target, they are significantly more rigid... But given those criteria, What YOU are looking for in fork performance might center more on technical low speed trail riding where you might want to try to avoid fork rigidity and HATING to work on your forks :) In that case, the regular forks are excellent choices! I think alot of the reason that inverted forks have such great potential performance characteristics is because they are the technology "du jour" and many companies are pouring research/materials and design into them and very little on regular forks... In the end, riding ability will outstrip just about any technology advantage in most things including bikes, and fork design disappears into insignifigance in all areas except reliability and the ability of the fork to KEEP you riding :) I was at Carnegie once and saw this guy blasting by EVERYONE and he was on this super old looking dirtbike with upright dual springs in the rear with about 3 inches of travel! It was unbelievable how fast this guy could ride and how he could outclimb everyone and anything on all but the very steepest bumpiest climbs! Its kind fo like that old saying "Gene Autry on a Ukelele sounds better than me on a $5000 guitar" :) Just a newbie's view anyway... Have a good one! Feanor [/QUOTE]
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