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Jakej63 wrote: 08:19 am Sep 20 2020 New member here, and I realize this is an old thread but I thought I would share my experiences with the old conventional forks for people reading this thread in the future.
As an open A rider my opinion is the function of the fork isnt too bad, especially doing what it was meant for, offroad. Yes they have some flex, but I dont find it an issue, I think what most of the riders who have swapped forks because of flex are talking about twist. (Wheel turns from trail influences and the bars stay straight) This can be fixed with a fork brace.
For me the biggest problem with the forks is the amount of axle under hang. I’ve hit the dirt hard because of snagging the fork “lug” on rocks and tree roots. Even when I dont crash it hurts when the bars get yanked out of my hands. 25 years ago when there were plenty of conventional forks roaming trails, they kept the rocks roots and ruts knocked down, but with fewer and fewer conventionals on the trail the kdx is at a disadvantage here.
Just my .02