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Author Topic: Fork Travel  (Read 2308 times)

Alex

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Fork Travel
« on: February 18, 2004, 04:29:32 am »
What is the max travel of fork that could be put onto 98 Proflex 4000

Prowler

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Re: Fork Travel
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2004, 07:21:31 am »
6" is about the longest stroke fork I have seen mounted on one.

Here's some builds to give you an idea.

http://home.earthlink.net/~mtnk2biker/evo_bikes.html
Iron Horse SGS Expert DH/FR
Cheeta Prowler DH(RIP-broke it)
K2 EVO FR/Trail

Alex

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Re: Fork Travel
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2004, 08:50:15 am »
Thanks   [smiley=laughing.gif]

Anyone have any opinions about Marzocchi Z.1 Drop Off Shocks, 2000

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Re: Fork Travel
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2004, 09:45:06 am »
You could put a fork as long as you want on the bike but doing so will obviously change the geometry. my forks on my 4500 are about 15.25"and provides a 71 deg HT I don't see anything wrong by going up to 16.25" the HT angle will only decrease (70,69,68)
Try some mock test on your bike with some simple math.

I would never decrease with fork length. It will only make the bike unsteady. This I doubt would happen with todays suspension lengths.

I wouldn't worry about it so much. Pick a fork acording to your riding style and the classification of your bike. In your case it would be inbeatween XC and light FR.