Coil or air forks??

[dyls]

If you were to build a bigish travel bike (160mm say) which would you say is best, air or coil forks? Coil will be a little heavier but I'm more interested in performance on the trails.

btw Stiff have a sale, 20% off all forks at the moment if anyone is looking for a new one.

www.stif.co.uk/shop/mb_hardware_listing.asp?name=Forks&cat=27&store=mtb

[danevs]

Big doesn't start until 180mm Dyls.

I'm very impressed with my Fox 32's to be honest, air sprung Talas model but they're really smooth even on rippled fire roads. Air also gives more options as far as changing spring rates etc.

Coil forks are a little heavier but generally make better use of their travel and stay consistent with use.

At 160mm it's got to be the Lyriks or 36 van/talas (coil/air).

[dyls]

Yes it was the Van/Talas i was looking at but I've never ridden two bikes the same with an air and a coil fork to compare.