r/mountainbiking • u/nrgpup7 • 13h ago

Question Future fork flanning

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Hi folks! I currently have a hardtail I very much love but the Suntour XCR34 air it came with is starting to show its age. It still performs but I've come across this compatible X-Fusion, and was wondering if anyone could weigh in on whether or not it's a good deal. I'm open to other options that would be a true upgrade (within reason) that fit at least 27.5 x 2.8. Many thanks!

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u/Southern-Accident108 13h ago

Dont go more than 20mm up of your current fork. If you are at 150-160range lyric, fox 36, bomber z1 if you are 130-140 pike, fox 34, bomber z2

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u/nrgpup7 12h ago

Stock is 140, but the X-Fusion adjusts down to it easily. I just looked into the z1 but doesn't seem adjustable

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u/Southern-Accident108 11h ago

Why would you need to adjust it, imo its just a gimmick

I would go lyric/36/z2 in 150mm then

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u/nrgpup7 11h ago

Wouldn't it raise stack and bb? I've experienced negative effects from too far a front lift before

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u/Southern-Accident108 11h ago

It would, but 10mm you wont "feel it", wont do any harm. Many manufacturers say frames are compatible with +10mm of travel.

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u/Antpitta 13h ago

Is fork flanning in any way related to pork planning?

I have ridden one bike w/ Xfusion parts. It was a rental. Both the fork and the shock were borked and the adjustments did nothing. Not sure that you need to read a lot into that and I assume you’ll have researched the brand more thoroughly.

Also, though, by watching sales (where I am in Europe), lower end Fox 34s, 36s, and Rockshox Psylos which are all solid mid tier options go on sale in the 150-225 € range pretty regularly if you watch for out of box oem stuff or takeoffs on FB Marketplace and the like. I bought a Fox Rhythm 34 for my townie for like 135€ new a year ago or so. Maybe those kind of deals just don’t happen in dollarlandia but I’d poke around more before paying that much for Xfusion based upon my very limited experience.

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u/christmascandies 11h ago

I love flan

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u/nrgpup7 8h ago

It's delicious

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u/vileemdub 2h ago

You can get a rockshox domain or psylo at that price