This is the Rant and Rave section...I just want to say I am totally hacked off with the Suntour SR Forks on my son's 24" GT Stomper MTB - the design is very poor, the dust seals keep coming off and it is not long before dirt gets in and the forks seize up. Even though the bike is under warranty, the retailer tells me that the distributors (Dragon Sports SA) will not consider a warranty claim. In any event, replacing the forks would be a waste of time, because they would just be seized within 6 months again. So I agreed to a service and they the forks and got them moving again, but I had to pay. When I got the bike back I compressed the forks in the shop, and the seals popped off. Whoever serviced them at Dragon Sports hadn't bothered to fit them properly - but even once they are 'properly' fitted, they still pop off. Poor service and Junk quality. Moral of the story: Don't buy any kids bike with Suntour SA forks as standard equipment. DON'T BUY SUNTOUR! The design is flawed and the backup is sub-standard (or should I say standard South African) and if your kid is a serious rider like mine, he will be disappointed. I can't speak for any other forks in the Suntour Range, but I would not touch them, or any bike that comes with them. I am also not feeling the love for GT anymore. Surely they test the stuff they stick on their bikes?
