WIVado
Active Member
- Region
- USA
- City
- Southwest Wisconsin
Installed a 27.5 100mm travel RockShox Reba on my Vado 4.0 today to replace the atrocity called SunTour Mobie A32.
This was the closest match in axle-to-crown measurements that I could find (within 10mm of OEM) so the geometry differences will be negligible for what I do.
This particular fork has Boost spacing, so it required a spacer kit (got mine from ProblemSolvers) to space out the brake rotor, etc. The Reba can be had in non-Boost spacing, but mine is not.
Then there are the challenges of no tabs for fender or light mounts….
For now, I’ve relocated the front light to the left side of the fork crown by simply using a Topeak VersaMount, which I think will work OK.
Fender will be a little more challenging…I may end up using a SKS BlueMel 75 (a model I’ve used on MTBs in the past) to replace the Specialized front fender.
There is nothing super-fancy about the RockShox Reba by MTB standards, I just chose it based on price/availability/geometry. And it is leaps and bounds above any spring fork offering.
I did consider a rigid carbon fork from Whiskey, which would be another viable option, but my goal was maximum compliance in the widest variety of non-paved terrain.
Headed to Iowa tomorrow for some gravel goodness; anxious to give it a test run.
