What mountain bike fork should i get?

Question

I have an 09 trek 6000 and am making an upgrade. The dart 3 fork was adequate for its first season but now it's time to upgrade. I am wondering if i should buy the 2009 rockshox reba race, or 2009 rockshox sid race. I am 6 foot 1" and weigh 170 pounds.

Answer 1

The sid is one of the best rated forks in xc and like some of the previous answers it's very sturdy and can be controlled easily, and if your mostly doing xc i highly recommend it however depending on what other riding your doing e.g general commuting, freeride, jump, dh etc. it might be an idea to look at the Fox Racing Shock 36 Van R, depending on your price range aswell.

To be honest if your looking at the sid and wanting to spend over £600 for a pair of forks this is going to be a serious upgrade to your current dart's.

But if your looking at not paying as much for the sid then reba are also a serious upgrade from your current dart's as they are still about £350 and perform pretty much flawlessly and are excellent for xc but with lower travel (85-100 compared to the sid's 100-120) it may restrict you in what type of riding you are doing, also these are good to control especially by rockshox's pop-lock system.



If you are on a budget i would go for the reba's as they still will be a quality upgrade from your dart's

otherwise if money is not an object or you are looking at a higher travel option then the reba are the ones to go for.



Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

If you are racing then consider the best performing fork you can buy, and tbh if it's an upgrade you may as well go for the best anyway, otherwise you may end up wanting to upgrade again sooner. Have you considered the Fox F100? As one of the other answerers said, there isn't a whole lot in it between the two Rock Shox forks though, but the Sid is lighter.

Answer 3

Before you decide, what is the intended use of the bike, both forks are Xc race orientated forks are you planing on racing? If not, casual trail riding or some other type of riding? This info would help to make a better selection.



Edit: If money is not a problem go with the Sid, It's light and fairly stiff, plus it is very tunable, just what you want in a Xc race fork.

Answer 4

They're both good quality, sturdy forks. I have the Reba race with remote poplock, and it's been just fine for my light-medium off-road use over the past 15 months. Your height and weight don't seem to be an issue. Either one should be a significant improvement on the Dart.

Answer 5

Get the Reba. Its stronger and almost as light. I have one and it rocks, no pun intended. Sids, while nice forks are just not necessary unless you are going to race