Atomlab GI60 Fork
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can't wait for this bad set o' silverware....
I'm curious about A2C too.... hopefully around 440-450mm!!! fingers crossed.
I'm curious about A2C too.... hopefully around 440-450mm!!! fingers crossed.
the new fox setup is pretty slick too, I almost like it better then the maxel 360 (I have both but on different rigs).
sweet, keep us posted!
Thru an email, Atomlab said the forks are delayed a bit until Jan for a last minute update.
If you do see one, please let us know what you think - and if there's any way to take a pic please do - I'd love to see a "in-use" pic of that fork.
Cru's right on
it'll be really interesting to see how they sell.
maybe my p45 will get a sus fork...
Damn, from the pics on Atomlab's site - the dropouts look plenty beefy. But good for Atomlab - I wouldn't want an issue like the RST forks going on again.
Here are a few pics I took last night. It didn't get put on a bike though, the bike never made it to the park because of the winter storm we have going on. I was compressing it outside though, and it's nice and stiff, the rebound seems to feel real nice too, but there's not much to rebound from.
Here are the lowers with the new gusset welded on. (it's snow and water on there if you're wondering)
Sorry about the $****ty camera skills. You can see a little bit of the disc tab there too.
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AC - 18"/457mm roughly, you make the call.
Here are the lowers with the new gusset welded on. (it's snow and water on there if you're wondering)
Sorry about the $****ty camera skills. You can see a little bit of the disc tab there too.
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AC - 18"/457mm roughly, you make the call.
Thanks for the pics opjones :thumbs:
It's good seeing the modified dropouts - I think they definitely look like an impovement w/out much weight gain. I wouldn't mind seeing a way to get rid of that disk mount.
18" A-C lenght is good too - seems about the same as my Manitou Jumper and a 65mm Marz Nem Pro fork.
It's good seeing the modified dropouts - I think they definitely look like an impovement w/out much weight gain. I wouldn't mind seeing a way to get rid of that disk mount.
18" A-C lenght is good too - seems about the same as my Manitou Jumper and a 65mm Marz Nem Pro fork.
Alright everyone here is the skinny on the GI60 fork . After the first testing was done during the summer we went back to the drawing board and beefed up the bottom of the fork adding another drop out and changing a few other things here and there,some of you saw the fork on my bike and Mikes bike@ SS3 and hopefully you got to mess around with it a little either on mine or Mikes bike.
The thing that we want you guys to know is that this really is not made for racing and all of that , this fork is made for Dirt Jumping , Street and Park . It rides really well at first it is kinda hard to look down and see basically a BMX crown but once that is gone (about 5 minutes) and you ride it and get use to it it is a really good fork .It sits pretty low as far as ride height so my suggestion would be to dial in your stack height under your stem real good , I ride my pretty low and my ride height is low also and it set up quick , but I may have cut too much off my steer tube (oops damn hacksaw's).
Mine it set up with the hardest springs and hardest elastomers so it barely moves but when I jump this thing it feels dead on as far a suspension goes. I have dumped and ditched my bike a few times also and the fork is still as true and straight as it was when I put it on. The rebound has a little to much spring to it but that is because I have the fastest elastomers so that is expected. Also there will be a way to put pegs on it if that is what you are into. On the street and in the Park it is extremely reactive and very predictable as far a suspension , real easy to ride.
I would have to say at first I was the biggest skeptic regarding this fork. After Mike got me on one and I got a chance to ride it I really like it . The production models will be alot better than the one I am riding because we have worked out alot of the bugs , and I think Mike is on to something here with this . They will be here in late Janurary and the price is under 300 bones ,plus the crowns will not blow off like other suspension forks on the market , just peice of mind is worth it's weight in gold.
Hope you all like it and hope to see some of you guys on it soon.
Take it easy
"Hacksaw"
The thing that we want you guys to know is that this really is not made for racing and all of that , this fork is made for Dirt Jumping , Street and Park . It rides really well at first it is kinda hard to look down and see basically a BMX crown but once that is gone (about 5 minutes) and you ride it and get use to it it is a really good fork .It sits pretty low as far as ride height so my suggestion would be to dial in your stack height under your stem real good , I ride my pretty low and my ride height is low also and it set up quick , but I may have cut too much off my steer tube (oops damn hacksaw's).
Mine it set up with the hardest springs and hardest elastomers so it barely moves but when I jump this thing it feels dead on as far a suspension goes. I have dumped and ditched my bike a few times also and the fork is still as true and straight as it was when I put it on. The rebound has a little to much spring to it but that is because I have the fastest elastomers so that is expected. Also there will be a way to put pegs on it if that is what you are into. On the street and in the Park it is extremely reactive and very predictable as far a suspension , real easy to ride.
I would have to say at first I was the biggest skeptic regarding this fork. After Mike got me on one and I got a chance to ride it I really like it . The production models will be alot better than the one I am riding because we have worked out alot of the bugs , and I think Mike is on to something here with this . They will be here in late Janurary and the price is under 300 bones ,plus the crowns will not blow off like other suspension forks on the market , just peice of mind is worth it's weight in gold.
Hope you all like it and hope to see some of you guys on it soon.
Take it easy
"Hacksaw"