Hello boys and girls, i'm in a bit of a dilemma lately as to what fork should i replace my stock 150 Sektors off my 2019 base model Levo size L. After lots of searching around on the used market i've come down to 2, what i can tell mint condition forks, that are at the same price ( around 420 euro):
1) 2020 Lyrik Select+ with 170mm of travel, 42 mm offset, steerer tube cut to 181 mm( i am wondering if anyone installed a shorter steerer tube on their bike and had to remove 1 or more of the spacers that came standard and if or how that influenced the geometry or if it caused/ can cause any problems whatsoever)
2) 2019 Fox 36 Performance with 150 mm of travel, 42 mm offset steerer tube cut to 185 mm (same length as i have now and from what i've heard stock length for an L size Levo 2019)
Now for my considerations:
I'm ~188 cm, 94 Kg not that experienced rider(not into the techy stuff as of yet) doing mostly Trail to light Enduro but i want to replace the forks so that's not up to debate( just to eliminate the "ride what you have and than you'll see" discussions) because i feel the Sektors are too flexy for my weight.
For now i'm leaning towards the Lyrik as it's more reliable(from what i've read there are no design flaws), cheaper to maintain, cheaper and easier to find replacements(like different length air shafts, dampers, etc.) plusher from what i've read and also has the charger 2.1 damper(without HSC adjustment tho) but i'm also wondering if in this configuration(170mm) it will "destroy" the geometry or if i should just replace the airshaft with a 160mm one.
The reason i was considering the Fox 36 as my first option before was that the higher end Levos come equipped with it as standard, stiffer chasis (36 stanchions vs 35 on the Lyrik), bling( Fox...) and steerer tube lenght matched exactly what i need. The downside, and why i am leaning now more toward the Lyrik is that it's "only" a 150mm travel ( again the sweet spot seems to be 160mm and changing the airshaft seems to be more expensive on the Fox) BUT the most important aspect that threw me off the Fox(insert funny meme here) was the fact that i've read countless reports of riders having problems with creaking CSUs on these fox 36/34 especially on the higher travel ones (150+) and since i'm buying a used one and the warranty is non existent i'm really weary of this stuff happening to me as i'm pretty OCD about it. Please let me know what your opinions are and which would you recommend. Also if you have experienced the creaky CSU on a Fox fork from your own Levo.
Thanks.
1) 2020 Lyrik Select+ with 170mm of travel, 42 mm offset, steerer tube cut to 181 mm( i am wondering if anyone installed a shorter steerer tube on their bike and had to remove 1 or more of the spacers that came standard and if or how that influenced the geometry or if it caused/ can cause any problems whatsoever)
2) 2019 Fox 36 Performance with 150 mm of travel, 42 mm offset steerer tube cut to 185 mm (same length as i have now and from what i've heard stock length for an L size Levo 2019)
Now for my considerations:
I'm ~188 cm, 94 Kg not that experienced rider(not into the techy stuff as of yet) doing mostly Trail to light Enduro but i want to replace the forks so that's not up to debate( just to eliminate the "ride what you have and than you'll see" discussions) because i feel the Sektors are too flexy for my weight.
For now i'm leaning towards the Lyrik as it's more reliable(from what i've read there are no design flaws), cheaper to maintain, cheaper and easier to find replacements(like different length air shafts, dampers, etc.) plusher from what i've read and also has the charger 2.1 damper(without HSC adjustment tho) but i'm also wondering if in this configuration(170mm) it will "destroy" the geometry or if i should just replace the airshaft with a 160mm one.
The reason i was considering the Fox 36 as my first option before was that the higher end Levos come equipped with it as standard, stiffer chasis (36 stanchions vs 35 on the Lyrik), bling( Fox...) and steerer tube lenght matched exactly what i need. The downside, and why i am leaning now more toward the Lyrik is that it's "only" a 150mm travel ( again the sweet spot seems to be 160mm and changing the airshaft seems to be more expensive on the Fox) BUT the most important aspect that threw me off the Fox(insert funny meme here) was the fact that i've read countless reports of riders having problems with creaking CSUs on these fox 36/34 especially on the higher travel ones (150+) and since i'm buying a used one and the warranty is non existent i'm really weary of this stuff happening to me as i'm pretty OCD about it. Please let me know what your opinions are and which would you recommend. Also if you have experienced the creaky CSU on a Fox fork from your own Levo.
Thanks.
