Well... as most of you know, I've been working on designing a new frame around deuce-quads. I wanted to keep a very similar look while making drastic geo changes as well as dedicating it to 24's. I've also been dreaming up a sus-corrected rigid fork for almost a year now... Currently, the market is filled with "rigid dj/park forks"... But the problem is that their a2c's are VERY short compared to what most people like running on their MTBMX's.
BLKMRKT contraband: 435mm
NS fundamental: 440mm
NS rns: 430mm
DMR Trailblade: 440mm
...Thats a full 40-60mm short of any stock "DJ" fork at 100mm travel. This is great, if that is what you are looking for. But I just want to loose the sus and some weight for a rigid and keep the same geo. After laying things out in cad and coming up with a few designs, I settled on one that was based off the old Hardcore forks my dad used to produce.
Specs on the fork... It's gonna get built around a 20mm, hollow Ti axle that has the abilities to run pegs via 14mm male bolts (thread into axle). Hollow box crown, straight, bladed fork legs for a unique look, and a very burly chromo steer. The fork is going to be built to withstand the forces the bike is going to see with straight-gauge fork legs and heavy walled crown. The forks are going to be built at two a2c's for both crowds (short vs. tall), but am also able to make a custom fork at any a2c.
As for the frame.. Looks very similar to my current and past ride. Going to be using the same overall frame design (flame away...) with a few nice features....
NEW
-Mid BB
-Internal H.S.
-110x14mm rear end (3/8's if desired..)
-990's or Vee's
-Redesigned geo for 24's
GEOMETRY
TT (effective): 22.25" or 23.5"
ST (center-center): 11.25"
HT/A: 70*-71* (around a 455mm a2c)
ST/A: 72*
CS: 13.75"->14.5"
BB: 12.25"
Been designing it out in SolidWorks/cad and thus far.. I am lovin' what the final product is going to be. Below are some screenshots.. and I am expecting the flame-age, so bring it on. (PS. the fork dropout area will look a lot more refined in real life, I just didn't bother to go into massive detail in the model... and yes, it is modeled with a euro BB/external HS cups, but that wont be so in real-life.)
I am building up a small run of 4 frames, and 10-15 forks. I am wanting to get these out to the public/people who ride hard for cheap. I want to get some good feedback and have them put through their paces. Not going to post up prices, but if anyone is interested in anything, let me know...
Feedback is always appreciated, but I would ALSO appreciate it if you left the profanity/rudeness/harshness to pinkbike. THANKS!
-Aaron
BLKMRKT contraband: 435mm
NS fundamental: 440mm
NS rns: 430mm
DMR Trailblade: 440mm
...Thats a full 40-60mm short of any stock "DJ" fork at 100mm travel. This is great, if that is what you are looking for. But I just want to loose the sus and some weight for a rigid and keep the same geo. After laying things out in cad and coming up with a few designs, I settled on one that was based off the old Hardcore forks my dad used to produce.
Specs on the fork... It's gonna get built around a 20mm, hollow Ti axle that has the abilities to run pegs via 14mm male bolts (thread into axle). Hollow box crown, straight, bladed fork legs for a unique look, and a very burly chromo steer. The fork is going to be built to withstand the forces the bike is going to see with straight-gauge fork legs and heavy walled crown. The forks are going to be built at two a2c's for both crowds (short vs. tall), but am also able to make a custom fork at any a2c.
As for the frame.. Looks very similar to my current and past ride. Going to be using the same overall frame design (flame away...) with a few nice features....
NEW
-Mid BB
-Internal H.S.
-110x14mm rear end (3/8's if desired..)
-990's or Vee's
-Redesigned geo for 24's
GEOMETRY
TT (effective): 22.25" or 23.5"
ST (center-center): 11.25"
HT/A: 70*-71* (around a 455mm a2c)
ST/A: 72*
CS: 13.75"->14.5"
BB: 12.25"
Been designing it out in SolidWorks/cad and thus far.. I am lovin' what the final product is going to be. Below are some screenshots.. and I am expecting the flame-age, so bring it on. (PS. the fork dropout area will look a lot more refined in real life, I just didn't bother to go into massive detail in the model... and yes, it is modeled with a euro BB/external HS cups, but that wont be so in real-life.)
I am building up a small run of 4 frames, and 10-15 forks. I am wanting to get these out to the public/people who ride hard for cheap. I want to get some good feedback and have them put through their paces. Not going to post up prices, but if anyone is interested in anything, let me know...
Feedback is always appreciated, but I would ALSO appreciate it if you left the profanity/rudeness/harshness to pinkbike. THANKS!
-Aaron