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  • should i take a dremmel to the wife's stumpy?
  • Onzadog
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    The wife has a 2006 stumpy fsr with the interupted seat tube. She wants a reverb. There’s a lump of weld that limits downward post travel to protect the shock. If I remove this, I can fit a 380mm long reverb without risking the shock.

    Will she die?

    greeble
    Free Member

    do it!

    relliott6879
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    I don’t imagine so, so long as you don’t put the post far enough down to be struck by the shock. Even if you did, it’d have to be a spectacularly unfortunate chain of subsequent events to result in actual death…

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    Conan257
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    At some point, of course she will…

    As long as you do plenty of testing to make sure the linkage doesn’t hit the post, then i’m sure you’ll be fine.

    Will it work? – Probably.

    Will it look good? – Doubtful.

    wwaswas
    Full Member

    I can fit a 380mm long reverb without risking the shock.

    you sure? and if the post slips a bit?

    greeble
    Free Member

    and if the post slips a bit?

    make sure the seatpost collar is tight enough innit 🙄

    tracknicko
    Free Member

    what a title! eek!

    StefMcDef
    Free Member

    If weren’t conversant with MTB slang, that is just about the most disturbing thread title on any forum, ever.

    tracknicko
    Free Member

    oh and if you’re really worried about her putting it down too far. jubilee clip above the spost clamp will stop it going in further when undone.

    wwaswas
    Full Member

    what a title! eek!

    I was all agog to know what body part a stumpy was a euphamism for, too.

    Onzadog
    Free Member

    No qualms about the post and shock. Only need to gain ten mil. Depth of the weld really. Was more concerned about removing weld material.

    raisinhat
    Free Member

    The bit at the bottom isn’t structural, so no problems there. Just measure it all out before you actually file it off, and check clearance by deflating the shock and pushing the suspension as far as it will go.

    leffeboy
    Full Member

    yes, and don’t call me stumpy

    nickjb
    Free Member

    I filed a flat onto my post so it goes a little lower but the stop still works. My post only cost a tenner, though

    falkirk-mark
    Full Member

    is there any possibility you may want to sell the frame at a later date? If yes the I would not touch it.

    Onzadog
    Free Member

    We usually ride bikes to death. Not much of a second hand dealer.

    andyl
    Free Member

    Get her drunk and then do it quickly…

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