zoom fork replacement

[overthehill]

Hi guys need some advise on changing the front forks on my Smarta bike.
They are Zoom 140s for city/ trekking
Wheel size 26 inch Crown pitch 107mm Spring pressure system.

Smarta bike is reliable solid and i am beginning to like it cause its kinda growing on me, but the front fork is crap and kills progress uphill.

I would appreciate advice on what I could replace it with.

 

[NRG]

I replaced the rigid forks on my Peugeot with a set of Suntour forks. There's a bewildering amount of forks out there from dirt cheap to mega bucks, honestly I wouldn't know where to begin. Luckily for me I was limited to what I could fit , 700c, rim brake, 1" steerer, ball n race bearings, quill etc. This narrowed the choice down a lot and I only had a few to choose from in the end. I think I'd select a price range and features set and try to narrow it down that way.....

 

[eddieo]

I dont think it worth changing cheap for another brand unless it comes highly recommended. what about doing away with the suspension altogether?

 

[neilmeansneil]

I replaced the Zoom forks on my Alien GS2 with these

Vitus Bacon Phat V Brake Forks Black New RRP £69.99 on eBay (end time 20-Dec-10 17:55:35 GMT)

and they transformed the bike, not the most modern, but had mudguard points and a long steerer allowing me to raise the bars. Straightforward swap apart from the deep recesses that needed extra split washer on spindle.

 

[overthehill]

thank you

Thanks guys for your knowledge and experience, a wee bit more research should do the trick