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  • Long Travel singlespeed
  • Rickos
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    Had ace fun on my old 1994 Cock Lobster around the FoD yesterday, but that front end is soooo low with 80mm forks. So, got me thinking – what is available as a more normal (in the UK at least) hardtail that can be snigglespeeded without a tensioner but have 120mm to 140mm forks on it? Cheaper the better and most likely 2nd hand. I can only think of a slot drop out Inbred, a Chameleon and a Cotic Simple (and even the Simple might be pushing the budget 2nd hand).

    Any others I'm missing or is this another niche to be exploited?

    clubber
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    Inbreds – 130mm (and no doubt 140mm would be fine)

    EDIT – oops, didn't read the OP fully… 😳

    tails
    Free Member

    DMR do some stuff thats suitable, sanderson

    Ringo
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    Orange p7

    Rickos
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    I'd thought about the Trailstar, but discounted it for no apparent reason I can think of.

    *Checks out DMR*

    robinbetts
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    +1 Orange P7

    BigJohn
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    My Soul rides lovely as a singlespeed with a 130mm Magura Menja and a tensioner. I bought it s/h for not much.

    Rickos
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    Hmmm, P7. I'd forgotten about that one.

    titusrider
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    Simple is fantastic and well worth the money- i would only go to 120mm forks though. Personally I think it doesnt handle as well with 130mm, the front end gets a bit wishy washy, its hard to get enough weight over it going down. fox f120 15mm axle are a great match for it if you have the funds!!

    _tom_
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    DMR Trailstar will fit the bill – new ones are made for 130mm forks and have the "swopout" dropouts so you can have horizontal dropouts either 10mm or 12mm I think. 71 degree head angle though which I found a bit steep for downhill at FOD yesterday!

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