RST Forks

[Mawbs]

Any one have any experience or used either  RST  F1rst Air  or TItan Air (2010)

[AndreZA]

Kiwi sells them so he is the man to talk to.

[Mawbs]

thanks  but i was hopeing to get some feedback from guys who have had them on their bikes before i talk to the guys who sell them

[Kiwi]

Hi Mawbs,

 

Search on mtbr.com, the forums have info there.

 

[Mawbs]

Hey Kiwi  i will go look there but seeing as you answered here perhaps i can ask u a few questions ???

[Kiwi]

Hi Mawbs,

 

Ask away!

 

[Mawbs]

cool thanks, i purchased a nice secondhand dual sus bike and the forks are oldish & dodgy  Rock shox Dart1  so i want to replace them.

which fork would be better suited , the F1rst Air or Titan Air

also what sort of guarantee do your forks have and do they come with manuals on setup and maint  etc.

[Kiwi]

 

Hi Mawbs,

 

The F1rst Air RL is an XC fork in either 80 or 100mm travel. The Titan is a heavier duty AM fork with 130mm travel, Is the Dart 120mm,100mm or 80mm travel?

 

The forks have a 1 year warrantee and come with a setup manual. We have a service agent organised and have direct access to RST's tech department for any curly questions.

 

Kiwi2009-12-18 08:37:25

[Mawbs]

i think the dart is a 100mm travel,  im doing mostly 40km XCM classic races.  i have never had an Air /oil fork before  what are the advantages ??

[Kiwi]

 

 

Sounds like the F1rst with 100mm travel will be just right. You should be able to drop 400 plus grams from the Dart to the F1rst as well!

 

The advantages of an air spring are light weight, ease of adjustability, and improved bottom-out resistance while maintaining mid-stroke performance.

 

Kiwi2009-12-18 08:52:40

[Mawbs]

sounds really good im dead keen,  how hard is it to change them over as i never done it before

[Kiwi]

Not hard, you just need to trim the new fork's steerer to the correct length and put the headset bottom race from your old fork onto the new fork.

[rock]

hey kiwi, as a matter of interest, whose the service agent for RST?

 

 

 

 

[Kiwi]

JB at Yellow Saddle is our service guy.

[Christopher Brunsdon]

 

JB at Yellow Saddle is our service guy.

 

Cool

 

OK, I now its an old post but I'm also interested, actually I seriously need a new fork ... will still have to wait a few months though

 

Anybody got a fork yet to give some feedback?