Fox Vanilla Forks 130mm

After trashing 4 separate sets of air forks between us we now use coil forks, they seem to be much more reliable and also are very supple on both large and small bumps. These Fox Vanilla forks are 130 mm travel and are used on a hard-tail bike for general trail riding. They are disc specific and have a neat little brake hose retaining clip on the left leg. I tend to buy forks etc with minimal adjustment as I like to ride the bike and not spend excessive time fiddling to get things feeling right.

These forks are 130mm of travel and have the ‘green’ fox spring fitted which was recommended for my 13 stone weight. I have the rebound set 2 clicks off the fastest setting. The forks are very stiff and confidence inspiring and with the appropriate spring fitted for your riding weight they hoover up small bumps as if they don’t exist and yet they still take a pounding on drops of a couple of feet without bottoming or making any worrying noise!

Coil forks are no doubt heavier than the equivalent air versions; however the additional weight compared to me and the bike combined is a fraction of a %. I will stick to coil forks for my bikes for both performance and reliability.

Excellent fit and forget forks.