I'm looking for a way to lower the frontend of my bike for some different trails and just to try a different feel.
My bike is currently scattered across the country so I can't give any real measurements of my setup, just the listed measurements and parts spec that may matter.
Socom medium w/ 4.625" head tube
Fox 40
FSA Orbit Xtreme-Pro 1.5R headset, 22mm deep cup insertion, 29.8mm stack height, 172.2g claimed weight.
Easton Havoc stem, 50mm @ 6° rise, 220g
Easton Monkeylite DH Carbon bars 710mm wide/ 225g/ not sure if it is 1.25" or 1.5" rise
The headset is one area that I am looking at losing a significant amount of height, but I'm not sure if the other options will be comparable in strength to the headset that I have now, or if they will still be strong enough to not be of concern.
Here are some of the other headsets that have been mentioned:
FSA Orbit Z 1.5R 10.7mm stack height/ 138.6g claimed weight
Hope 1.5 step down 140g/ 3mm stack height, 10.25mm cup insertion
FSA Orbit IS w/ E.13 reducer cups
Cane Creek IS-6 w/ E.13 reducer cups
Cane Creek Solos IS w/ E.13 reducer cups
Sunline V-1 reducer headset
I don't have any experience with any of those so I really don't know much about their durability. The FSA Orbit Z seems to be the strongest and the others I am not sure about. The top caps can also be removed for lower stack height, but I'm not sure what effect this has on the durability of the headset.
Do any of the aftermarket Fox 40 crowns lower the bar height? The best setups look like either the Go Ride switch or the Risse crown with Boxxer stem mounts and Sunline v-1 stem. Is there a height or weight difference between the two crown/stem combos?
The handlbar info is in a different thread. http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197079
My bike is currently scattered across the country so I can't give any real measurements of my setup, just the listed measurements and parts spec that may matter.
Socom medium w/ 4.625" head tube
Fox 40
FSA Orbit Xtreme-Pro 1.5R headset, 22mm deep cup insertion, 29.8mm stack height, 172.2g claimed weight.
Easton Havoc stem, 50mm @ 6° rise, 220g
Easton Monkeylite DH Carbon bars 710mm wide/ 225g/ not sure if it is 1.25" or 1.5" rise
The headset is one area that I am looking at losing a significant amount of height, but I'm not sure if the other options will be comparable in strength to the headset that I have now, or if they will still be strong enough to not be of concern.
Here are some of the other headsets that have been mentioned:
FSA Orbit Z 1.5R 10.7mm stack height/ 138.6g claimed weight
Hope 1.5 step down 140g/ 3mm stack height, 10.25mm cup insertion
FSA Orbit IS w/ E.13 reducer cups
Cane Creek IS-6 w/ E.13 reducer cups
Cane Creek Solos IS w/ E.13 reducer cups
Sunline V-1 reducer headset
I don't have any experience with any of those so I really don't know much about their durability. The FSA Orbit Z seems to be the strongest and the others I am not sure about. The top caps can also be removed for lower stack height, but I'm not sure what effect this has on the durability of the headset.
Do any of the aftermarket Fox 40 crowns lower the bar height? The best setups look like either the Go Ride switch or the Risse crown with Boxxer stem mounts and Sunline v-1 stem. Is there a height or weight difference between the two crown/stem combos?
The handlbar info is in a different thread. http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197079