Mine using small old QR.
Not TA.

thanks for sharing.

How long did you notice this after bought ?

On the very first ride.
Very harsh ride.
Even harsher than the old coil fork.

I thought it just need simple leg service to replace the oil.
But as soon I got to see the damper, I notice the damper is stuck, hard to move.
At that moment, I thought only the damper is faulty.
So I ordered new damper. After replace the damper, same thing happen. Harsh.
So, right now I think the seal also is fake. When I compare the seal with the coil fork, it is huge difference in term of softness.
The original coil fork seal is so much softer..

Thanks for sharing your experience here. We all will fall in this kind of trap anytime. From outlook there is same like legit but inside no body will know. You said that you bought from FB, so this mean seller is individual seller?

Yup.
But he said, he source it from shop also.

you lost how much ? The fork can repair or not ?

RM590.
Standard price I think around 700-900..
I think thats why it is so cheap, fake.

I think if I can change the top seal it will improve.
Ive bought cheapo top seal before, but it dont fit.
Need to find the legit Suntour ones..

This one really hard sourcing in malaysia.

If the seller is honest then may be the bike shop is the root cause but no body know which one is trustworthy.

Yeah.
After this, I will aim for RockShox/Fox.
Even low tier Rockshox Recon on my stumpy is very gooding at least for me.
For now, I will kept using it bcoz it is light and I also rarely ride offroad on it.
Just smooth road.

Actually it is only the way here from china.....brought a cheap one to try out first.

Out of curiosity, what is your definition of a climb? Road? Tarmac? Gravel? Offroad? Smooth? Technical climbs?

You mean the route condition that im climbing on ?

Yup, it helps with the selection of different stuff to the bike. Even from simple things like how many spacers you have between your stem to what length stem you are using, etc..etc..

Partial Gravel and sand, Partial Cement Road...Typical route normally you see ppl are building up to their farm

ok then don't worry about the chainring or anything else as most bike should be able to tackle those sort of terrain

It is all about cadence to tackle to climb...l
last saturday i doing my usual routing climbing.
Before i started to climb, i saw this guy with a trek hardtail just unloaded his bike from the car and ready to climb to same route at the foothill.....

so i took the lead to go in first and when ahead of him, just when i was bouts the end the trail with one big climb....that guy just came from behind and smoke me in the climb....dang.....

shimano introduce new 220mm rotor.



+10% more stopping power than 203mm.

Seem like change rotor more cheap than change brake set. LOL

any tips for hillclimb for MTB. i just bought a computer bike + cadence + heart rate sensor . Newbies here.

ask pretty23....I still noob