The Judy chassis has been designed specifically around Boost hub spacing and compatibility with up to a 2.8in wide tyre. The one-piece magnesium lowers are tied together with a 15mm diameter Maxle, which offers a tools-free lever to remove the front wheel. Other features include post-mount brake tabs, and an integrated bolt-on cable guide for the front brake hose. The Judy Silver TK fork is OEM only, and uses cheaper steel upper tubes and a Turnkey damper. Then, there's the Pike Select+ that runs most of what the Ultimate gets but it drops the lightweight crown and Buttercups tech. This one looks to be OEM only and isn't available aftermarket. There is also a new piston wear band inside the damper, which is said to better manage oil flow, while a new rod seal from SKF is claimed to reduce friction by upwards of 30% at the rebound shaft. Lyrik - The Lyrik fork series is designed for aggressive downhill riding, with a huge 170 mm of travel on the suspension. The single crown makes it lighter than many triple-clamp downhill forks.

Otherwise, you may cheap out with the Judy Silver model. But you will lose the compression damping and adjustability. stanchions (steel stanchions on Judy [B1] and Silver TK [A2] and Silver TK [A3], aluminium stanchions on Gold RL [A2] and Gold RL [A3]). Weight is another factor for bikers, especially if you are going through mountain trails. You will not want a heavy bike while going uphill.The ZEB Select+ shares many features with the flagship ZEB, including the DebonAir+ air spring, Charger 3 RC2 damper and Pressure Relief Valves, but it misses out on the vibration-damping ButterCups and machined crown. You may choose how hard the fork must be jarred before the safety mechanism “blows off”. This also allows variable fork compression. The Judy moniker is another blast from the past. It is designed as a low to mid-range fork that offers plenty of clearance for Plus tyres up to 2.8in wide, using Boost hub spacing to achieve this. It comes in either 100mm or 120mm of travel and 27.5- or 29-inch wheel sizes.

This air spring allows you to externally adjust the travel by up to 30mm, depending on the fork. Motion ControlThe 30 series is a budget-friendly suspension fork with between 80 and 120 mm of travel. These forks use steel stanchions and coil springs, which makes them a bit heavy. The coil spring versions are very smooth over small stuff but definitely go for the more progressive and surprisingly well-balanced and easily tuneable Solo Air spring if you can. Either way, the TurnKey damper manages to keep its head on a reasonably long way into faster, rougher sections before it starts to get unpredictable.

Fixed rebound on TK 15X100 [A2] and TK [B1], adjustable rebound on Silver TK [C1] and Silver TK [D1], adjustable rebound and low speed compression on Silver RL [D1] and RL 15X100 [A2] and RL [B1] and Gold RL [A5] and Gold RL [C1].

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Because mountain biking requires you to carry more weight over the front of the bike, the fork bears the lion’s share of the your weight. Most mountain bike forks will have some degree of adjustability, ranging from hard to soft, as well as certain models including adjustability in their length of travel. The turnkey adjustment only allows rebound dampening. You cannot adjust the travel and compression. This is set by the factory. Argyle - The Argyle fork line is designed primarily for dirt jumpers. These forks are extremely rugged and durable, built for hard-hitting landings, but also can be quite heavy.