Anyone ridden a Slackline with 160mm 36s on it? And was it any good? Not sure what fork this frame is designed around. I interested in something a little more compliant and 'all day' to replace my otherwise much-loved SubZero. Needs to be slack and low, without weighing a ton. Stanton seems to fit the bill on most counts. Ta.
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Stanton Slackline with 160mm forks
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Posted 6 months ago #
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I can't imagine it would ride that well with 160mm forks. I think 130-140mm would be best.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Oh no, not another one. I thought mountain bikers were ard and could manage the rough stuff (they used to be)
Whats happened? Everyone now needs 160mm forks on there xc bikes it seems.
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Well it does say on the site
Hardtail D.H/Freeride (160mm fork)
4X/Slalom (120mm fork)
All mountain/single track, trail. (120mm-150mm fork)
and taylforth..I thought mountain bikers could spell
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and I thought they could punctuate aswell. Must be too many knocks to there heads eh!
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Posted 6 months ago #
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Only in STW could some 18 year old sprog come in and tell everyone what bikes they should ride.
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Except I won't just be riding xc, and big forks - or at least, the angles they can deliver - can make a bike way more suitable (and in my book fun) for riding certain kinds of trail and descent. Depends what you like riding I guess, and how much you enjoy making life hard for yourself just to say you did it.
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I've yet to ride a hardtail that doesn't feel a bit rubbish with 160mm forks - I certainly wouldn't fancy forks that are fixed at 160 - maybe some Talas 36s would make sense so you can just wind them out for occasional mega steep stuff and leave them at 130ish for 'normal' stuff?
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Fortunateson09 - Member
I've yet to ride a hardtail that doesn't feel a bit rubbish with 160mm forks - I certainly wouldn't fancy forks that are fixed at 160 - maybe some Talas 36s would make sense so you can just wind them out for occasional mega steep stuff and leave them at 130ish for 'normal' stuff?
This!
Posted 6 months ago # -
Even in mega steep stuff, 150 is nearly pushing it on a hardtail.. it gets too silly with anything longer. I have done rangers twice, once with 150 sektors and a second time with pikes to 130. Both on a Blue pig. I'll take the 130 any day. Have had my eye on the Slackline for when the pig buckles.. and it'll be getting the same setup.
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you did 2 rangers and a pig with a very unremarkable 130mm?
did they still all squeal?Posted 6 months ago # -
Only because I told them to.
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