My brake just stopped working one day and I rode park basically brakeless. So one decided to take it off after 3 weeks because it was stupid. But I air out of quarters much higher because I am brakeless now. I will be putting a brake back on for trail season.
The top tube is 21.5. You may be tall, but I am short. And the lack of brakes is temporary. (IMO)
At first, they weren't so footjammable, but now they totally are. I mean, I just had to change the shoes I was using, but it works now. Before it was way whack.looking good but those wheels..... they don't like footjammable
(IMO) I know... hahaJust bustin' your chops a little. The bike looks pretty sick.
I was afraid to do it too! Once I read this http://rlee560.pinkbike.com/blog/lowerargyle.html I found it super easy! Plus, after I was done, not only did it improve the geometry but I thought the forks worked even better. The only thing you might want to do after you make the change is to get a higher rise bar.
dammit, I just bought new bars. Curse you!
one would think if you're lowering your fork, you want to do it to bring your front end lower... why would you want taller bars to compensate it right back up? no?
I'm sure someone would have a better answer on this than me. When I made the change to lower forks and a higher rise bar, it made all the difference in the world on how the bike handled. There must be some kind of technical reason for this.
A cup is all you need. There will only be an oz or 2 of oil in the fork. I wasn't able to find the spaces needed at my local home depot. I just ended up cutting the current spacer in half and putting one half above the big spring and one half below.
Cant trust pinkbike when they say any store will have them
Someone once said, "you were the most brilliant of us all" so, I'm sure you will figure it out.
I am no expert but when I switched to a rigid fork my front end and bottom bracket height changed quite dramatically which in turn changed the fulcrum point of the rear wheel. I noticed my chainstay was pretty much level when I had a sus fork on it and when I changed it dropped about a 1/4-1/2 inch. The bike felt very heavy and sluggish with the lower bars on, so I went to a 2.75" rise which brought my body weight back over the rear tire and made the bike not feel like such a chore to ride.
I feel convinced. Maybe I will give it a shot today.
It turns out my fork is broken. I was wondering why my fork only used 50mm of travel.
the footjams
shoulda got one of them manitou circus clown forksthe footjams
