Should I??

I have a 26" electra beach cruiser and I was thinking about adding springer forks instead of the normal forks before I order a kit motor. I was reading in some other forum that its a much more enjoyable and smoother ride. I need some advise from someone who knows there stuff. Please let me know.

Thanks

It isn't by any means mandatory, yet it's true a front suspension makes for a much more comfortable ride. They're also groovy lookin' lol I'd be cautious though, some of the cheaper ones look like an accident waiting to happen with crimped ends and pivots, extreme length and/or bends.

There's some folks here that have rebuilt their low-cost springer forks to have sleeved pivots etc. and that's an option - but these look like quality forks, a lil pricey tho;


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Ofc if yer not concerned about the springer style - you can always throw a set of mountain bike shocks on there, they're prolly more effective than springers but it is a totally different look

Fo'Sho'! Cheap springers are a waste of money and you will bust your yayas.

It depends on where you ride too. I have never had any suspension, and I don't really think I need it.

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lol joe - the roads around here... well... yeah

There's some truth to having better control/less likely to loose it with shocks and hittin' potholes etc. but how much with bicycles I unno...

My bike has e'cheapo stock shocks (not the real bad 'uns w/crimps but still low qual) but I wouldn't give em up for the world... well, for a better set ofc but ya know what I mean

I am extremely fortunate. Even the dirt/gravel roads here are in very good shape. Yes, you have to ride around some bumps here and there, but in general, they are smooth enough for no suspension.

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Ohio, Arizona - I'd be surprised if yer roads were as bad as ours, Maine really does try hard to keep the roads... drivable, but every winter the frost heaves do a number on 'em.

Not as bad as New Hampshire tho - at least the feds didn't cut off our funding lol

you could have nova scotia roads. they actually have a "Groove" for your car's tires to roll in. of course, at the bottom of the deepest part of the grooves, are holes. from aformentioned frost heaves. lol

ontario roads arent much better, lots of cracks running horizontally across.

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I believe that front suspension helps with frame life as well
the fork takes the brunt of the bumps rather than transferring it directly to the frame
just my opinion tho

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from what i've been reading around here is that springer forks ain't all they're cracked up to be for motorizing.

those cool looking monark repro's up there that barelyawake posted? well, everyone i've asked that uses them has said they tighten them down so much that the spring is about useless.

the "lowrider style" schwinn repro forks look like they were built out of a screen door, using a vice and a hammer as the tooling mechanism. i wouldn't even trust those on a bike without the motor. in fact, if they were still a screen door, i'd be afraid it'd slam in my face.

mountain bike suspension forks may be the way to go, but i wouldn't know, they'd look goofy on my bike.

it's kinda cool how much regular forks flex when you're hammering down the street. they'll move 4 to 6 inches forward and back. and from some research i've been doing, they're supposed to.

so, uh, i dunno. i don't think i answered your question...

Hmm... I wonder if those monark repro's would be any better with dual-stage "progressive" springs - or do they tighten them up so much cause they're made floppy?

Heh - I suppose there's a reason we replaced them with pneumatic/hydraulic

Still, I like the look despite my mountain bike ways and if I ever got a springer bike that one is prolly the highest quality I've seen, short of custom jobs.