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Amp F2 linkage Forks. Any good?

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J.Berg

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Jan 24, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/24/96
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I'm in the process of buting a pair of suspension forks and almost
ordered some Manitou Mach 5s when someone suggested Amp F2 linkage forks.
I don't know anything about them though. Are they any good? And how are
they to maintain? How do they compare to standard elastomer sprung forks
like the Manitous of Rock Shox?

Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks,

Jol. Berg


Ray Ruyack

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Jan 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/25/96
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The F2 was a good fork with many improvements over the F1. The current F3
is a much better fork overall. The geometry has been improved and the
pivots are now sealed with O rings to lessen the need for rebuilds. F2's
would average about 9mos to a year between rebuilds. The F3 should last
twice that - imo. The newest AMP fork is the F4BLT. Over 3" of travel,
sealed pivots, dual outboard shocks and a sub three pound weight.

Check out their web page @ http://www.amp-research.com/index.html

Ray


Ray Ruyack "Work less, ride more."

James Carroll

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Jan 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/27/96
to J.Berg
To second the opinion of you're other respondee....don't get the F2
fork. I had one and loved it, but the new F3 and F4 are supposed to be
much better. I've been reduced to using a Judy on my new bike (came
with it) but am dreaming of getting an F3 as soon as my wallet can
support it.
The most important feature, in my opionion, of the AMP fork was that
the fork compressed up and back, which allows the fork to 'roll over'
large obstacles at low speed. The Judy will simply lock up and cause
a 'slow-mo endo'. This feature makes the AMP outstanding for technical
riding. The bushings do wear, and the fork will require more
maintenance than a simple telescoping design, but to me it was more than
worth it. I highly recommend AMP forks, but I'm also willing to conceed
that they aren't for everyone.

--
James Carroll | Live to ride,
jjc...@electro.bpainc.com | Ride to live.

Mr. Opinionated

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Jan 31, 1996, 3:00:00 AM1/31/96
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The most important feature, in my opionion, of the AMP fork was that
>the fork compressed up and back, which allows the fork to 'roll over'
>large obstacles at low speed.

Hey man!
that feature in and of itself makes me nervous.
you know about the dropoffs we have around here, seems like
endo city.

Charles

Gregory Achtem

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Feb 2, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/2/96
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Charles. In terms of endo reduction on drop-offs I would suggest no
suspension at all. I have used Manitou I and II's, RS Mag 21's and Amp
F1's on mondo drop-offs in North Vancouver and I found that these forks
would stack up at the bottom of the drop and give me the feeling that my
centre of gravity was moving closer to the handle bars and over them.

When I swapped my Mag 21's for rigid forks this feeling went away and I
was more comfortable going over the big drops. However there was a
trade-off in ride comfort. When I wanted a plush ride I rode my full
suspension rig. For trials trail rides I rode rigid. For coffee shop
rides the cruiser worked best.

Greg

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James Carroll

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Feb 2, 1996, 3:00:00 AM2/2/96
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> Hey man!
> that feature in and of itself makes me nervous.
> you know about the dropoffs we have around here, seems like
> endo city.

> CharlesNah, that AMP rocked on the dropoffs...go figure. I wouldn't have
thought it would, but it was the best fork I ever rode on
dropoffs...made the Judy look like a booger. Hey, got the wheel yet?

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