chippas said:
Conversion of Boxxer Crown...
Hey gang,
I ride a Giant Trance X, but my brother has a Glory 8 which we're trying to do a fork conversion on.
I recently picked up a slightly old but unused Boxxer Ride for him, thinking that all triple clamp forks would be the same. Anyway, its got a riser upper crown, as opposed to a flat crown, which is what he wants. He also wants it with direct stem mount to get the bars as low as possible.
People's thoughts on what is best, and what is actually do-able? Is it going to be easy enough to pick up a flat crown with direct stem mount? I have found these which may work....
http://www.romicmfg.com/mountainbike/Boxxer Pg.htm
If I can't get a flat crown, what would be the best way to keep the bars as low as possible?
Any help would be tops.
Chip
I ride a Giant Trance X, but my brother has a Glory 8 which we're trying to do a fork conversion on.
I recently picked up a slightly old but unused Boxxer Ride for him, thinking that all triple clamp forks would be the same. Anyway, its got a riser upper crown, as opposed to a flat crown, which is what he wants. He also wants it with direct stem mount to get the bars as low as possible.
People's thoughts on what is best, and what is actually do-able? Is it going to be easy enough to pick up a flat crown with direct stem mount? I have found these which may work....
http://www.romicmfg.com/mountainbike/Boxxer Pg.htm
If I can't get a flat crown, what would be the best way to keep the bars as low as possible?
Any help would be tops.
Chip
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The tall and short option on the boxxer is for the different stack heights of different frame/headset combos. Get whats fitts the bike and then choose a direct mount stem with a low rise.
I had sunline bar/stem on stock boxxer hardware and it was plenty low enough.
I had sunline bar/stem on stock boxxer hardware and it was plenty low enough.
the flat crown wont change how low your bars can go... they're basically just for fitting purposes for different headtube lengths...chippas said:Hey gang,
I ride a Giant Trance X, but my brother has a Glory 8 which we're trying to do a fork conversion on.
I recently picked up a slightly old but unused Boxxer Ride for him, thinking that all triple clamp forks would be the same. Anyway, its got a riser upper crown, as opposed to a flat crown, which is what he wants. He also wants it with direct stem mount to get the bars as low as possible.
People's thoughts on what is best, and what is actually do-able? Is it going to be easy enough to pick up a flat crown with direct stem mount? I have found these which may work....
http://www.romicmfg.com/mountainbike/Boxxer Pg.htm
If I can't get a flat crown, what would be the best way to keep the bars as low as possible?
Any help would be tops.
Chip
Sweet! Thanks dudes. I had considered fitting a pair or roadie drop bars to the bike for a laugh...
Wow those romic crowns are ugly! You can buy the stock short crown - RS part # 11.4311.145.000 - BTI has them in stock so your local shop can order one, or here - http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=30462 for $123.
Canfield bros make a direct mount drop stem they claim is the lowest on the market - http://www.canfieldbrothers.com/products/stem
Canfield bros make a direct mount drop stem they claim is the lowest on the market - http://www.canfieldbrothers.com/products/stem
I love it when the answers are so helpful in a thread. Besides the drop bar suggestion that is but it was funny and people quickly piped in with quality feedback. Everybody is spot on and I wanted to add that I just put on a Canfield direct stem and it replaced an e13. It really was an inch lower and made a huge difference in cornering and it was noticeable when pedaling also. I put up a picture thread review here: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=574601
Yeah I agree. I'm no DHer, so don't quite get the jargon from time to time. But the links with the pictures were great - I've just ordered a crown through my LBS and they'll even help me fit it. Sweet!
+1 on buying a Boxxer crown as opposed to one made by another company. The flat crowns are lighter and stiffer and fit most frames unless you have a long head tube and a tall headset.
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