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Hey, I was just going through the 5.5 picture thread and was noticing the various builds. I was curious what the concensous was on forks longer than 130mm. I currently own a vpfree that is setup for trail use with a fox 36 and a shorter eye to eye length which puts it around 7.5", or so I've been told. I love VPP so I'd like to stay with it. I'd like to get another trail bike for my wife to ride, and that I can enjoy when she's not going.
The 6.6 seems fairly similar to what I've got now (let me know if I'm wrong) but the head angle of the 5.5 seems a bit too steep for my tastes. Is a longer fork for the 5.5 the answer? Also, what is the Pushed mono link, or whatever it's called, all about?
Thanks for the thoughts and opinions. Should I get the 5.5 with a longer travel fork to slacken the head angle or go with the 6.6 with, perhaps, a shorter fork to steepen the head angle? Boy, they sure don't make it easy these days to pick a bike. There are just too many great bikes and well, I'm lovin' it.
Thanks for the thoughts and opinions. Should I get the 5.5 with a longer travel fork to slacken the head angle or go with the 6.6 with, perhaps, a shorter fork to steepen the head angle? Boy, they sure don't make it easy these days to pick a bike. There are just too many great bikes and well, I'm lovin' it.