whistler Posted November 7, 2011 Share Another thing. When I bought my Shova, I also used the parts from my hardtail. Having had a Reba (100mm) on there, I needed to buy a new fork. Got a Marz 130mm model. It did the trick, but found it to come up short on several occasions. Earlier this year got a Revelation 150mm. Never looking back again! It was however necessary to adjust the rear suspension a bit to balance out with the new front. A longer travel fork will sort out your problems. A wider bar might also help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted November 7, 2011 Share All of the above re longer fork - I put a 120mm Reba on my RDS along with a short AM stem - the combo has made the bike a decent descender. Nothing worse than riding a drop off with a XC long stem and weight too far forward. Also, you could have been blowing through the shorter forks travel - more of it, even 20mm will make lighter work of the big hits and keep you on your line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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