I'm looking at upgrading the forks on my Trance and got what I thought was a strange recommendation at the shop yesterday.
On a bike w/ 4.5" of rear travel, why would you install a 7" travel fork? I was thinking something with ~5" would be perfect.
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05-03-2006, 08:45 AM #1
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05-03-2006, 08:47 AM #2
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on a trace, 5-6 is plenty, with 5 being the right answer
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05-03-2006, 09:13 AM #3
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you hsould have about the same travel front and rear....
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05-03-2006, 10:10 AM #4
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I didn't think I was that out of it, but the guy in the shop was so determined that I should go at least 7" I was starting to wonder. Made no sense at all to me.
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05-03-2006, 12:53 PM #5
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Next time you go in there be sure to tell him that your internet friends say he is a clueless douche.
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05-03-2006, 12:54 PM #6
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that's because he is a fucking JONG. your headtude angle would be so slack with a 7" fork... no bueno. plus the headtube welds on a trance are nowhere near strong enough to withstand the torque from a 7" fork. FIND A NEW BIKE SHOP!!
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05-03-2006, 12:55 PM #7
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Maybe they guy that works there is related to RC from MBA... `Cause you know, every bike needs a 888 up front.
Since then it's been a book you read in reverse, so you understand less as the pages turn.
The things you find on the net.
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