i smell a custom contraband rigid...inquiring minds..Having said all that... I'm going rigid. The problem with most rigid forks on the market, though, is that they are too short for most frames.
Ha, yep. 460 a2c, 14mm dropouts. And it'll look crazy (maybe not in a good way) cuz I'm leaving it raw after heat treatment. Mr. Melms helped me out with a 20 to 14 axle.i smell a custom contraband rigid...inquiring minds..
that made my head hurtpeople how shorten there forks do this for 1 reason only, to make the headangle steaper. A steaper headangle makes the bike easyer to nose dive into the steep dirt landings and also helps a bit with the barspin rotations. It makes the bike less stable, so you need to work on your bikecontroll skills.
For the stiff fork thing, make your fork hard as a rock and it must only "work" to soften the landing a bit. It's al about speed & momentum. A plush fork will take some of the momentum.
Cheers
Please do - that sounds nice - like the 460mm a2c. The main crop of rigid forks are too short for my tastes. And Melm product is always easy on the eyes.Ha, yep. 460 a2c, 14mm dropouts. And it'll look crazy (maybe not in a good way) cuz I'm leaving it raw after heat treatment. Mr. Melms helped me out with a 20 to 14 axle.
I'll be like lil J and post an updated bike check once I get it.
Really? Soft how? Can you see or feel it flex? I don't think they are doing anything different to it, they didn't say. But, they might be, since it's a little longer.I hope you are having them beef it up while you're at it. My fork is pretty soft. Honestly, I think S and M made it too light.
You should be excited to hit the freshly shaped 2nd lip and new hip... sooooo butter.Just let me test your fork out dude. I'll 50/50 a couple jumps and we'll see if it rakes out. I am actually excited to see how the rigid feels.
not sure i want you out at the jumps all excited about feeling jeremy's rigidness...... I am actually excited to see how the rigid feels.
No, I haven't. It really isn't an issue as long as I stay smooth.Well, one thing the will def be different is that mine will have the bigger, 14mm pitchfork dropouts. Thanks for the info, we'll see how it goes.
Have you talked to S&M/Blackmarket about the issues?
I did. They don't plan on having the long one in production anytime soon.Cru Jones-
Honnestly I think you should check out the Doberman fork, one of the longest rigids and 20mm to 14 mm conversion thing that comes with it.
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/2247321/
Agreed. That is why I went with the XL version of the Rebate with 465mm A2C. I wanted the front end to be equivalent to a lowered suspesion fork without being compressed. My Gold Label was perfect until it compressed then it was way too low. When dropping in I felt really unstable. The front end is high but perfect for balancing out the 71.75 degree headangle. Plus I wanted a slightly higher BB and a tad more foot x-up clearance. The long fork works perfectly. No noticeable flexing on lips.Having said all that... I'm going rigid. The problem with most rigid forks on the market, though, is that they are too short for most frames.
people how shorten there forks do this for 1 reason only, to make the headangle steaper. A steaper headangle makes the bike easyer to nose dive into the steep dirt landings and also helps a bit with the barspin rotations. It makes the bike less stable, so you need to work on your bikecontroll skills.
Cheers