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maybe a strange ques you may think but since moving from an NRS (100mm fork) to a 5 spot (130) I 've had a lot more difficulty lifting the front end up on drops etc. Is this simply cos I have a longer (although not heavier ) fork (mx comp vs revs) or is the wheelbase doing this ...or is it something else I've forgotten. I find wheelie drops much harder and whereas I used to land on the back wheel easily if req, ......with the 5 spot it normally touches down nose first at fairly slow speeds.If it matters my bars are not much lower than the saddle.
Your advice/views /experience please
thanks
Bill
go faster.
happy to help.
Does the 5 spot have a longer top tube? Do you need a shorter stem?
The 5spot is known for being a little bit sleepy in the tight stuff due to its wheelbase.
Its about the only criticism I could level at the bike frankly. The flip side is that the long wheel base helps to give it that alarmingly confident feeling on rocky descents at very high speeds - you know, the kind you cock up 'cause you're going a lot faster than you thought.
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Are the chainstays longer on the 5-Spot? That would effect how easy it is to lift the front end.
I've got one and can confirm it doesn't like to lift its front end as much as other bikes I've owned. No idea whether this is because of the wheel base or my crap riding. As Scienceofficer pointed out the long wheel base does make it very stable on fast rocky descents which is probably the terrain it was designed for. Having said all that a look at the Turner forum on mtbr.com will turn up plenty of photos of 5 Spot riders getting the front wheel in the air.
I found it harder to get my front end up on my spot , running a 90mm stem and pikes especially at low speed on the flip side at speed i found that when getting the weight back in a coaster wheelie type of way the bike is very stable and controlable. havent really looked at the geometry so could't give you any tech answers but have found that i have adapted to the bike quite quickly . the bike performs much better at speed and overall is by far the best bike ive ever ridden let alone owned.
Now that's really weird. I noticed this today on my bike (Titus Motolite).
Until recently it had a Revelation fork on it (U-turn 100-130) and it was super easy to manual over rocks and roots and through puddles as well as setting up for drops.
I changed to Float 140RLCs recently and only noticed today that it isn't easy anymore. In fact, it seems really difficult, as though I've somehow fundamentally altered the geometry of the bike and somehow moved the centre of gravity or the fulcrum point.