BigBadConrad
New member
New to FatCogs, great forum! Here's my '89 Wicked that I ride on rocky AZ desert trails. In '95 I put this Answer Manitou fork on (2" travel). I know many say that you shouldn't put a suspension fork on this bike but it really didn't change the handling of the bike noticeably as far as I could tell, and it sure smoothed things out. The fork seems shot now, so I put the original rigid fork back on last week and I didn't realize how much the 2" of travel helped until I rode with the rigid fork for the first time in 15 years! Even though the Mainitou is shot, it still rode much better with it in the rough stuff. The plan is to get a modern dually bike in a year, in which case I will mostly restore the Wicked (and still ride it), but for now I want to put a shock fork back on the front.
Questions: Is there a shock fork that would be the best choice? I know the bike has a 1" steerer tube, which limits options. I think I want to stay with just a 2" travel fork. Should I send my Manitou to Hippie Tech for a rebuild? Buy a rebuilt fork from Hippie Tech? By a RS Mag 21 from a guy at my lbs (it might be 1-1/8", though)? Thanks for your suggestions.
Questions: Is there a shock fork that would be the best choice? I know the bike has a 1" steerer tube, which limits options. I think I want to stay with just a 2" travel fork. Should I send my Manitou to Hippie Tech for a rebuild? Buy a rebuilt fork from Hippie Tech? By a RS Mag 21 from a guy at my lbs (it might be 1-1/8", though)? Thanks for your suggestions.