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What's the longest travel fork you can put on an Explosif? I would like to slacken the HA a bit. I am currently running Reba SLs.
100mm, unless they have changed in the last year or two
Dave
I also think 100mm
It's a 2006, I believe. Hmmm, might have to think about getting a new frame and fork.
100m is plenty of fork for anyone 😉
100m? Jesus, you're not wrong.
Anyway, it's not the increased travel I want, it's the slacker HA, but the two invariably go hand in hand, to a certain extent.
mike what are you doing with a 100mm h/t ?
nothing less than 140mm for you i would have thought !!!
What are you saying? That I'm an unskilled bike bungler? 😀
I have my full-suss for scary duties. The hardtail is for local mucking around, which involves some stair jumps, general skills building etc. Fancy something with slacker angles though, that feels closer to my full suss.
Bike bungler ? like it .
you should look at stifee or handjob for steel flavour .
Yeah, they are pretty pricey though. Was maybe thinking of an On-one Summer Season, or maybe a Dialled Alpine. Doesn't have to be steel though.
So how are you doing mate? You going to be in Whistler next year?
If it's a SAT 14.5 with the longer head tube; 130 NO PROB at all!
Got 130's on both of mine, but the older one is happier running a bit shorter
Mikey,
If you do consider selling the Explosif, drop me a line.
E mail in my profile...
Cheers
John
mike watch this space .......
Just stick the longer fork on it, it'll slacken the angle as you say. I'm sure the head tube will cope with the extra stress unless you're doing big Alpine descents and drop-offs.
I've run several frames with forks longer than they're designed for (I like it slack too) and have never had a problem.