The big red chunks on the lowers are reminiscent of the graphics on the new DT Swiss forks. The style may be sweeping the continent, but I'm not that taken with it. Pity, as the forks look good.

I was thinking exactly the same on the graphics. Lack of style must be a Euro thing.

4AM, you're wrong....

Biker Fox is an American.

:-)

Don't like the graphics, but some black paint will sort that out :)


Only bounced 1 magura fork so far, the Air spring was VERY Linear, it was setup with the right Sag felt very stiff to move in a good way, no brake dive at all and still got full travel, I was impressed!!

Compared to my AM2's which despite being part coil and VERY low pressure, fall through the mid stroke, then ramp up quickly and stop short of full travel ALOT not bottomless in feeling at all, unlike the Magura.

Must not keep buying forks though :(

All forks will dive under brakes Dylan, except the USE which was a linkage to counteract the dive

I think the Albert + dampers can be set with quite a harsh platform - almost a semi lock out. Maybe it was that.

I have pair of Ronin's with Albert Plus and even with the high speed wound right on they still dive

It's a relative thing compared to my AM2's, that go beyond diving.

Didn't ask if he had the platform on, did ask if it was lockout out though as if felt so hard to push, he said no but ??

The important question for me is whether the Magura forks are fit and forget components like every Marzocchi fork I've owned (I've owned 5 since 1997, 2 of which I'm still using having bought one on 2005 and one in 2006 and 4 of which I know are still working - I traded in the first one at my LBS to buy the second - It was working perfectly last I saw of it, but I don't know who bought it)? Only one person I know used a Magura fork and it died pretty quickly (Not Rockshox quick though). That was around the year 2000 though...

Mine are 2005 and I've never touched them

I have pair of Ronin's with Albert Plus and even with the high speed wound right on they still dive

High-speed compression damping does nowt for brake dive, though.

Cormac, current generation Magura forks seem to be very reliable. Mind you, current generation everything seems to be pretty good :-)

I've owned 5 since 1997, 2 of which I'm still using having bought one on 2005 and one in 2006 and 4 of which I know are still working

Hang on, that's six :-)

"High-speed compression damping does nowt for brake dive, though"

neither does the low speed compression, I was implying that the 'no brake dive at all' Dylan mentioned was twaddle

More low-speed compression damping reduces brake dive, that's one of the reasons for having it. "No brake dive at all" is certainly pushing it, though ;-)

Maybe i'm too fat for it work properly then....

;-)

Or your brakes don't work :-)

Nah, it's definitely the former with Kato!

;-)
(Back in town any time soon for a beer, old chap?)

Of course

Actually I was standing out Evans by Waterloo station only last week, thinking CT would so disappointed if I even set foot in there

As said, Relatively compared to my AM2's, there is no brake dive, but AM2's run off 1998 technology I fear inside.

Very linear stroke, so what they do dive isn't really noticeable.

I had Magura forks for some 4 years before a lovely neighbour of mine paid a visit to my shed one night and walked away with the bike that had them bolted on. I'd ridden them 6-7 days a week all year round. The only maintenance needed was lighter oil as the damping wasn't adjustable. Compare it to my recent AM3's - sticky, inconsistent damping, packed up after a couple of months of commuting which led to an eBay sale - "almost unused, no longer wanted as...  bla bla bla."  Magura forks tend to be very reliable, even if some Hammerite is needed.