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Totally stupid, defeats the purpose etc or would it be a total hoot?


 
Posted : 30/06/2009 10:07 pm
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Sounds like a song from Beck!
only on a bikegeek site like this would that arrangement of words make any sense.


 
Posted : 30/06/2009 10:11 pm
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Sounds like a bundle of laffs. Go for it, what you got to lose?


 
Posted : 30/06/2009 11:30 pm
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sounds like a way of making a flexy*, light frame ride beyond its intended use, personally i don't think long forks and zingy steel frames are happy companions, can't get the best out of either. you'll probably be faster with 100 or 120mm bolted rebas.

*note flexy is not meant as a bad thing


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 1:56 pm
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The sort of abuse a pair of Pikes implies would surely be risky from a headtube strength perspective. I guess you could wind them down to 100mm but then why bother with Pikes in the first place.


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 1:59 pm
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No No and thrice No.

RLs are light weight, short travel frames, designed for 100mm travel forks. They get wandery and vague over 110-115mm
Building a bike is all about balance, and putting Pikes on one is a big mismatch, and a waste of a good fork and a good frame


 
Posted : 01/07/2009 2:22 pm