Rock Shox Forks Question

radderfire · 1 Dec 2014 at 16:45

Hi Guys

I'm looking at two mountain bikes, the Cube Attention 29 at £599 with a Rock Shox XC30 TK Coil Fork, and the Cube Attention SL 29 at £699 with a Rock Shox XC 32 TK SoloAir fork.

Is it worth buying the more expensive bike for the air fork over the coil fork? Is it a faff looking after air forks?

Thanks

radderfire · 1 Dec 2014 at 16:55

Beerbaron said:
Air forks are generally lighter and better.

Why did you decide on a 29er?

I want it for speed and distance riding.

Do air forks have to be pumped up all the time? If you don't have a pump to hand, can you just lock out the fork and it will be rideable?

Does the Rock Shox XC30 TK Coil Fork offer reasonable performance?

Thanks

radderfire · 3 Dec 2014 at 10:35

Bridleways and tracks, I don't like riding on the roads that much.

Rgds

radderfire · 3 Dec 2014 at 10:37

Anymore thoughts on whether the XC32 is worth the £100 more expensive bike over the one with the XC30?

Thanks