Finally bit the bullet and had the Rudy front fork installed. I agonized needlessly over cane creek invert or the Rudy, and ultimately chose the latter (cheaper, has dampers, been around for a while). I had been riding with the eesilk stem, which is lovely, but wanted more for the offroad. It’s a huge difference IMO, and I’m much more confident and comfortable at high speeds as the bike flows with the terrain, just begging me to let it rip.
by mtbpnw
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Love my Thunderhawk. Tell me more about the eesilk stem, if you don’t mind.
I went the same route but it was from changing to a new bike. The previous bike had the silk stem, then the new bike had the Rudy fork. Overall feels is the stem pivot felt different and going with the suspension fork was much more natural (as in I couldn’t notice it moving unlike the stem).
I only have the base model Rudy, no adjustment besides the air pressure but it feels good and I’m always surprised when I get home to see it’s fully traveling even across light trails.