Add suspensions or sell my hybrid/road bike?

[KTM Bike Industries UK]

I don't believe this is true for the specific bike in question, a Boardman Hybrid. The frame for their suspended hybrid (the MX series) is a different geometry.

Michael

The MX series might have different geometry, but I think you'll be hard pressed to find a fork manufacturer these days anywhere in the world who doesn't make their forks long enough to be able to be swapped in and out with suspension. Because it works both ways, the people who make these forks for Halfords won't just sell them to Halfords...

 

[mfj197]

The MX series might have different geometry, but I think you'll be hard pressed to find a fork manufacturer these days anywhere in the world who doesn't make their forks long enough to be able to be swapped in and out with suspension.

Not true at all. Just look at any page of road bikes on any website in the world, such as this one at Wiggle. None of the bikes there can take suspended forks without changing the geometry.

It all depends upon the individual bike - sometimes hybrids are made with larger clearances for tyres and they could take suspended forks in which the fork movement uses up some of this increased clearance between the wheel and the headstock.

 

[KTM Bike Industries UK]

Not true at all. Just look at any page of road bikes on any website in the world, such as this one at Wiggle. None of the bikes there can take suspended forks without changing the geometry.

It all depends upon the individual bike - sometimes hybrids are made with larger clearances for tyres and they could take suspended forks in which the fork movement uses up some of this increased clearance between the wheel and the headstock.

hi, you're getting confused. You've linked to a page of road bikes. We're not talking about road bikes, we're talking about rigid forks on Hybrids.... which is a very different thing.

 

[mfj197]

hi, you're getting confused. You've linked to a page of road bikes. We're not talking about road bikes, we're talking about rigid forks on Hybrids.... which is a very different thing.

Not confused at all. I said "Just look at any page of road bikes ..." which was to counter the rather sweeping comment of

you'll be hard pressed to find a fork manufacturer these days anywhere in the world who doesn't make their forks long enough to be able to be swapped in and out with suspension

That comment is not true.

This discussion is disappearing off down an irrelevant rabbit hole anyway because, for the OP's bike, fitting suspension forks will change the geometry. And as I said again above, wider tyres are thing to install if the frame will allow. If not then there is no point putting suspension forks on a bike limited to 28mm tyres with all the other downsides highlighted above.

Michael

 

[cwah]

aaahh... how can I make a decision if no one agree with each other?

Maybe just follow the vote and get a 29er mountain bike instead..

 

[D8ve]

Because you can go and test a few new bikes and see what they are like.
You've enought experience to know what your upto now.

 

[footpump]

I was in local Halfords they had 19" frame mountain bike 29" wheels wide tyres, disks brakes, front suspention, not sure how many gears or if frame was alloy but £200

 

[cwah]

I was in local Halfords they had 19" frame mountain bike 29" wheels wide tyres, disks brakes, front suspention, not sure how many gears or if frame was alloy but £200

The bike is almost 16kg, it does feel super heavy like the carbon steel frames from china:
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/mongoose-sector-29er-mountain-bike

Triangle space isn't super great either.. I think I'll re-sell first my bike and try to find one on gumtree as I can sometime grab some good deals.

 

[trex]

A quality second hand bike is much more cost effective than a £200 bike from Halfords. At the speed you want to ride, you need a very strong frame and fork. I'd say a DH bike is needed for riding at over 30mph.