RST single shock forks

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MarcusT
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RST single shock forks

Post by MarcusT »

Hello
Has anyone owned/tried them?

Looking for some first hand experience. Would like to put them on my touring bike

Thanks
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Gattonero
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Re: RST single shock forks

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Put into accounts that they are going to raise your front end by at least 65mm when based on std road forks (365-370mm axle-to-crown). Of course, this value is reduced on touring forks, but would still make a difference.
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Re: RST single shock forks

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I don't have first hand experience but a few useful opinions on the Rosebike customer reviews

https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rst ... aid:399514

Use of a front pannier rack may be problematic.
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That is cheap for a precision component, so I'd suspect it is not a precision component. So I'd worry about play in the action. I'd also worry about long term parts availability. And no damping. Won't that mean pogo-ing when you try to stand on the pedals?
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I doubt that pogoing is going to be to much of an issue on such a short travel fork, but the axle to crown measurement of this model is 470mm to 475mm which is going to raise the front end by quite a lot, depending on your current setup.
http://rstsuspension.com/en/forks/city- ... s-m7-ss-m6
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gregoryoftours wrote:I doubt that pogoing is going to be to much of an issue on such a short travel fork, but the axle to crown measurement of this model is 470mm to 475mm which is going to raise the front end by quite a lot, depending on your current setup.
http://rstsuspension.com/en/forks/city- ... s-m7-ss-m6


So the question would be: if you need to can you lower your bars by a couple of inches, and if not, would you be happy with them higher than they are now?
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MarcusT wrote: . Would like to put them on my touring bike....


it does rather beg the question "why?"

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gregoryoftours
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Re: RST single shock forks

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The steering will also feel 'slower' due to the slacker head tube angle arising from the raised front end. Overall the changes to how your bike feels and handles aside from the addition of suspension will be significant so definitely need taking into consideration.
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