so i have this ('97 model i think):
and these ('04 OEM model - uprated from 80 - 100mm):
and i wonder what would happen if i combined them? worth a punt or will i die in a fireball when the headtube sheers?
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kona hahanna + fox rl float 100s = ???
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Posted 1 year ago #
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I have been running a 1993 marin eldridge grade frame with some 100mm forks for about 2 months now, and nothing bad has happened. Infact the handling feels very "modern" as the head angle has slackened by a couple of degrees. Im 12.5 stone. I think if I was 20 stone I might worry about shearing the head tube tho...
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i'm 11st so no stress there! not sure what length forks the frame had originally but the gt ones on there at the moment ensure i get a fair few pedal strikes per ride (where on my stumpy HT i'd get none). so slacker angles and higher BB sounds great!
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I used to be a fat coont and ran have run my '97 Lava Dome with a set of 125mm Manipoo X-Vert Supers for years now and I still appear to be alive.
I doubt I'd be able to sue anyone if I smashed myself to bits, but other than that it handles fine with the slight exception of a wandery front end on steep climbs.
The '97 Kona's were corrected for 80mm forks, so at 100mm with sag you're only looking at a paltry 15mm change in axle to crown length.
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so at 100mm with sag you're only looking at a paltry 15mm change
i've measured the fork travel and they're only 96mm anyway!
thanks you guys - i was gonna consolidate my kona and my stumpy HT onto a 456 frame and sell the kona and spesh frames - thought i'd see how this works out first instead...
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