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  • Dialled Alpine frame with rigid forks
  • lawrence0329
    Free Member

    Need some advice.

    Would it work well considering it’s suited for 120-160mm forks?
    Want to make it into a school bike. Don’t wanna be bringing revelations (might get damaged), there are some idiots out there.

    Cheers,
    Lawrence

    alpin
    Free Member

    use a 29er rigid fork? longer a-c length.

    letmetalktomark
    Full Member

    I guess its possible but there must be so better options.

    A 470mm rigid fork would help mimic a 120mm suspension fork but might look a bit odd.

    lawrence0329
    Free Member

    I think that’d look ridiculous with 26″ wheel.
    Want a build that I can try at the bmx park too.

    Good sugestion though.

    lawrence0329
    Free Member

    Don’t wanna purchase another suspension fork, because I have 3 140-150mm forks already but they’re too valuable to leave locked at school.

    alpin
    Free Member

    i’d say that a the frame/bike was too valuable to leave at school if you’re that worried about the fork.

    it’s pretty easy to nick a seat post/saddle, bars/stem, cranks, brakes and mechs with a #5 allen key. much eaasier in fact than it is to nick a fork.

    buy a pub bike?

    v666ern
    Free Member

    what school do you go to, honestly we’ve had £20 sh1tter shopping bikes nicked from outside work…
    thats going walkies quicker than a spaniel into a bush

    Northwind
    Full Member

    The price of a set of decent rigid forks will be more than a cheap ancient mtb, and there’s other benefits to that too- reduces wear and tear on your good bike.

    And yeah, 29er forks, if you must do it. Does look a bit odd but it works, which is better than not looking odd but being too short.

    ton
    Full Member

    i put some pipedream rigids on my 456 last week.
    they are a 29r fork iirc, and work ace. £50ish new

    alpin
    Free Member

    i’ve a 29er fork on my Sanderson. works fine, looks fine hence me recommending it. it does shake the crap out of my wrists, mind, so urban duties only.

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