Suspension corrected or not??? How to tell??... Brodie

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So, I have a 1996 Brodie Rocket... it looks identical to an earlier Brodie Expresso... I would not be the least bit surprised if it is a cookie cutter of the expresso frame... See catalog pics below...

Question... I want to know if I can put a Rigid fork on it... Gator...

now, I know that this frame was sold with a suspension fork, but knowing that this was pretty much the first run of Brodie's being made overseas there is a good chance that they were still the rigid fork geometry and just sold with suspension forks...

is there any way to tell?

thanks!

 

[FluffyChicken]

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That's a 60mm judy era, you would usually have corrected for suspension to use such a long thing.

 

[raidan73]

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I'd say that it was designed for a suspension fork 100%. Paul's own builds went suspension corrected in 94 I believe

 

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Ok fair enough, BUT is there a way I could tell by measuring angles ect??

 

[FluffyChicken]

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Yes, stick a fork on it and measure as you say.

 

[FMJ]

The catalogue pic above is a later year after they changed the font IIRC. They were spec'd ealier w. XT shifters, Avid brakes, STX RC hubs, and a 410mm unicrown fork.

 

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The catalogue pic above is a later year after they changed the font IIRC. They were spec'd ealier w. XT shifters, Avid brakes, STX RC hubs, and a 410mm unicrown fork.

Ah, ok cool

Mine has the integrated seat post clamp like in the catalog so mine is most likely suspension corrected...

Oh well.. Up for sale it goes...

 

[FluffyChicken]

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The bike above with a 410mm fork is suspension corrected, given it has a 410mm fork in it.
That's longer than a standard Mag21.

 

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The bike above with a 410mm fork is suspension corrected, given it has a 410mm fork in it.
That's longer than a standard Mag21.

True, you are right

I bought the rocket on impulse but think it will just have to go up for sale...