Suspension forks - retro vs modern
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I put Rebas on my kili, rides great!
Splatter Paint
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Fox are awesome, I've dropped the travel down to 70mm before, for a retro-tastic 440mm a-c. They do work beautifully but the do look a bit odd sometimes on a retro build.
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Whilst modern forks are very, very competent indeed, I've been amazed just how well 50mm of ancient rubber can cope with a bit of basic root absorption - I paid £15 for a set of Maz Mach 5 and they've really impressed!
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dyna-ti":kj293htm said:Talk is cheap
Go to the meets and for the vast majority its Fox forks and big discs all the way
Which meets are these? :? The ones I go to are all rigid steel and ineffectual cantis!
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Or did the Internet steal the sarcasm from that comment before I caught it...
secret_squirrel
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420 will look fine I think
See the pix in my sig of my Vit T which is a non-susp frame with late model Rc36's and 420 A-C RC31's on it.
See the pix in my sig of my Vit T which is a non-susp frame with late model Rc36's and 420 A-C RC31's on it.
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They'll be 395mm I should imagine.
Go with the shortest shockers you can find, knock twenty mil at least off the stem (which is probably a tiller anyway) and bring the saddle slightly forwards to compensate for the relaxed seat angle (might need an inline but I doubt it) and it should handle okay. Depends whether you're happy to lose an inch or more of stretch though.
Trying it with a DynaTech and Amp F3 at the moment, will be a few days before it's rolling though..
Go with the shortest shockers you can find, knock twenty mil at least off the stem (which is probably a tiller anyway) and bring the saddle slightly forwards to compensate for the relaxed seat angle (might need an inline but I doubt it) and it should handle okay. Depends whether you're happy to lose an inch or more of stretch though.
Trying it with a DynaTech and Amp F3 at the moment, will be a few days before it's rolling though..
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