[MMcG]

Hey Just curious if any of you DH Monkeys spent any time on a Cheeta Prowler.

I have a 2002 Prowler with 7" of travel and I'm wondering if a 2003Z1FR would work on it or would it screw up the Geometry too much?

Any thoughts out there?

I have an offer on the fork - but I may just want to keep it.

Thanks in advance!

Mark

 

[Lennox]

im pretty sure it would screw up the geo sooo much that you would fall off when trying to pedal

ok nevermind... i dont know...

 

[MMcG]

Haha - thanks Lennox - sorry it didn't work out bro. But the Z1 is hard to let go for that price - it just isn't the right fork the bike it is currently on (my Belair).

 

[buildyourown]

I rode my 8.5" travel super 8 with a 5" z1 on it while I was waiting for my shiver. It wasn't as bad as it sounds. Of cousre the headangle was steeper, but it handled well. It basically felt like a trail bike that pedaled really bad. It was weird. You could go into rough stuff pretty fast by just leaning back and letting the front end float.

 

[MMcG]

I'm gonna give it a shot. Can't hurt to give it a try right? I mean it has a DH2 on it right now and it is pretty slack - folks ride their Bullits with Z1s up front as burly trail bikes so I think it could be a worthwhile experiment.

 

[binary visions]

It'll change the headangle by two degrees. Any idea what your head angle is currently at?

Regardless, there will be a very noticable change in geometry, but it probably won't be the headangle that will be the problem.. If you're using a 5" fork, you're probably not DH'ing with it, right? So you'll end up with a long wheelbase, long chainstay trail bike that pedals badly.

Give it a shot, though! It'll definitly change the geomtry, noticably. Screw up? That's pretty subjective...

 

[MMcG]

here is what it looks like currently with the DH2 - fairly choppered, but good for DH

 

[Jm_]

The cheeta prowler was designed for 5-7" forks.

 

[MMcG]

JM - you wouldn't happen to have any old cheeta literature would you? I bought the frame used but it would be cool to have old literature on it.

 

[Jm_]

JM - you wouldn't happen to have any old cheeta literature would you? I bought the frame used but it would be cool to have old literature on it.

no, and i had a proline, not a prowler

 

[MMcG]

Team Hangover - nice!