It doesn't help that Suntour makes many dozens of forks all with cryptic codes: You can look through the exploded views of Suntour forks using the above site to get a better idea of what each model's properties are. My guess is that many consumers - after sampling the horrible Suntour M2025 pogo fork that comes on nearly every entry-level bike these days - write off the entire Suntour brand as junk but that's hardly the case. Perhaps the best way to get a handle on the features available in various SR Suntour forks is via this link: SR Suntour Tuning Baseīike manufacturers and Suntour themselves are often less than clear about what you're buying. Not that I think a Dart 3 is all that great, it's just that I think most Tora forks aren't that great either and that a Suntour XCR can be a pretty good fork - especially given it's low price. The major thing that separates all Tora forks from all Dart forks is 32mm-diameter stanchion tubes vs 28mm. Most coil versions of the Tora lack adjustable preload which the Dart 3 has and several Tora models are missing a lockout feature which, again, the Dart 3 has. However, all Tora forks except the Tora 318's (Motion Control) have an unsophisticated TurnKey dampener, steel stanchions and non-serviceable bushings - just like a Dart fork. I know, I know - everyone slams the Dart so saying "better than a Dart" seems like damning with faint praise.
On the other hand, the 30mm stanchions, better compression dampening and VERY slick progressive lockout lever on the XCR-LO make it a better fork in my opinion. Adjustable rebound and a blow-off valve on the lockout with the Dart 3 are pluses. I have the Dart 3 29er 100mm fork (28mm stanchions) on my bike and my son has the Suntour XCR-LO 100mm on his 2009 Avalanche 2.0. Wow - I'd have thought that someone from Suntour could have shed a little more light than that on what is a VERY confusing product lineup. I hope this helps and good luck in purchasing a new bike. (that may seem simple, but its a big deal) Additionally, we operate service centers in North America, Asia and Europe to back up our product. The primary reasons for this are based on the fact that the bicycle brands have come to trust SR Suntour to supply them with a reliable product that performs well. That means if your fork's internals ever wear out our suffer a problem, the fork can be fixed easily by replacing the entire cartridge.įinally, if you are shopping for a bike that is less than $1,000 I'm sure you have seen that many of those bikes are equipped with SR Suntour forks. Second, our XCM and XCR models are what we call QSP, or quick service products. You will find that to be a bit wider than many of our competitors. Also, the pitch, or width of these two forks is 130mm. Larger diameter = improved stiffness and strength. ( the upper tubes) if you compare this to other forks in the price range, many of our competitors will often use 28mm stanchions. Our XCM and XCR models come with 30mm stanchions. higher number is newer generation.įorks specified by different bicycle brands can be configured in a number of different ways, so its hard for me to understand exactly what you are looking at, that being said The hierarchy from low to high would be XCT, XCM, XCR.
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