Konfused Kona - 1999 Kona Caldera
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ultrazenith
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May I enquire what it was like having a 3" tyre on the the front with a rigid fork?
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The 29er wheel and the semi fat wheel made for very floppy steering.
The semi fat wheel by todays standards was also incredibly heavy
A slightly lower AtoC fork would have helped but already at 425mm AtoC its pushing things to get a 29er wheel in a 410mm fork.
The forks that came on the bike originally were only 65mm travel so a 425mm fork, by the book, is too long without raising it further with a larger diameter wheel.
The semi fat wheel by todays standards was also incredibly heavy
A slightly lower AtoC fork would have helped but already at 425mm AtoC its pushing things to get a 29er wheel in a 410mm fork.
The forks that came on the bike originally were only 65mm travel so a 425mm fork, by the book, is too long without raising it further with a larger diameter wheel.
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Can I ask, what's the thinking behind the inner tube just below the seat clamp? It looks very purposeful, which makes it cool, but I can't figure out what the purpose is.
Can I ask, what's the thinking behind the inner tube just below the seat clamp? It looks very purposeful, which makes it cool, but I can't figure out what the purpose is.
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Hi Max it's a piece of 23mm tube cut and stretched over the ST extension to help keep dirt and water out of the ST. A dab of grease packs the slot then this sits over the top.
Probably more use on a frame with a rear facing slot but I do this on several of my steel frames.
Seems to work. :mrgreen:
Hi Max it's a piece of 23mm tube cut and stretched over the ST extension to help keep dirt and water out of the ST. A dab of grease packs the slot then this sits over the top.
Probably more use on a frame with a rear facing slot but I do this on several of my steel frames.
Seems to work. :mrgreen:
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Cool, looks neat, might give it a go on my newly acquired voodoo Wanga that I'm building. Would it not be even better to stretch a piece of inner tube right over the clamp and up the seat tube, so the whole opening is protected, providing you don't need access to a Q/r, say if you had a dropper post?
Cool, looks neat, might give it a go on my newly acquired voodoo Wanga that I'm building. Would it not be even better to stretch a piece of inner tube right over the clamp and up the seat tube, so the whole opening is protected, providing you don't need access to a Q/r, say if you had a dropper post?
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