I'm building up a size medium Vagrant, and this is going to be my do everything bike. I scored a killer deal on a 2006 66 VF2 (170mm) so I jumped on it. I'm just wondering if the fork is going to be too big for the bike or not? I was considering selling it (like I said I got a killer deal, might be able to make some money) and maybe picking up a used 2007 Talas or Vanilla. What would be the best fit for the Vagrant? Is a 170mm fork too big for the bike?
Vagrant and 66?
- Thread starter daway
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I recently upgraded the Z1 FR III in my Vagrant (Large) to a 66 sl 1.
At 140mm it feels dailed (like it did with the Z1 at the same axle to crown),
at 150 it starts to feel different and at 170 quite weird IMHO...
I specifically picked the Vagrant for beeing a bit longer, yet flickable, the longer travel settings rise the front and make it feel a bit more cramped, stable though, bit like the Kona's of my mates...
Um try it..? You won't mess up the geo to the point where it becomes unrideable, you might like it, maybe I'm just being overly pickey here
At 140mm it feels dailed (like it did with the Z1 at the same axle to crown),
at 150 it starts to feel different and at 170 quite weird IMHO...
I specifically picked the Vagrant for beeing a bit longer, yet flickable, the longer travel settings rise the front and make it feel a bit more cramped, stable though, bit like the Kona's of my mates...
Um try it..? You won't mess up the geo to the point where it becomes unrideable, you might like it, maybe I'm just being overly pickey here
I've got a morphine with an '05 66 on it. It does feel a little weird but I've had no problems with it and the '05's had a 30mm higher axle to crown. Get some low rise bars and run no spacers with an e.13 integrated cup set and I'm sure you'll be fine. That should be about 2" less than what I had which would bring it close to mine with an old 130mm DJ3 that also felt fine.
A friend runs a 180mm Travis on the front of his and loves it. The 66 should be just fine.
I'd like to correct myself, it runs GREAT at 180
It's just a bit a diff ride, did some rude steep stuf over the weekend, without front brake so had to monstertruck ;-) stuf a bit more than usually.
Should try more bikes perhaps, but in my frame of reference, at 140 it feels like a longish, fast 4x bike, at 180 it just bashes through stuff.
It's just a bit a diff ride, did some rude steep stuf over the weekend, without front brake so had to monstertruck ;-) stuf a bit more than usually.
Should try more bikes perhaps, but in my frame of reference, at 140 it feels like a longish, fast 4x bike, at 180 it just bashes through stuff.