[Bullfrog123]

Thanks guys...I sincerely appreciate your opinions and info.

Boulder Pilot...you like it that much ? Problem is...I agree with you when the bike is stock. I was just wondering how much up and down movement is available if I were to use the bike as a donor BUT I now realize it would take a good bit of money in the attempt to make it something that it is not.

Thanks Jarhead2531. I appreciate the info. Just a little too narrow for what I want to do.

Since there is not enough room for what I would call a big tire and not a lot of movement available in the rear suspension....I decided to pass on buying one. For anyone looking...a Hyper Hydro-Form is designed a little bit better and about half the price of the XR Pro...IMO. It still lacks enough clearance for a very big tire and doesn't have enough allowance for suspension travel...for me.

I abandoned the idea of using either one to build an electric powered mountain bike using a mid drive BBSHD motor. If you have either...they are good bikes to play with so don't let my comments diminish your enthusiasm.

 

[Bullfrog123]

Alright two questions...

1. How much suspension travel does the XR Pro have in the rear?

2. How wide can you go with the rear tire before you start dragging on the chain stay?

Been to three local Walmarts and none of them had an XR Pro...not sure it is worth messing with if it has about 2" of travel and won't accept over a 2.4" rear tire. Well at least for me anyway.

The appealing thing to me is that most of the Big Box Store bikes have a pretty steep head tube angle and where I ride the trails are super tight. If I ride anything with a head tube angle of 67 degrees or less/slacker then I can't turn quick enough. The issue is everything that has a decent rear suspension has a head tube angle that is MUCH less/slacker and it is tough to negotiate the trails. High speed downhills are a totally different story...there just aren't many of them in Florida .

 

[Bullfrog123]

Can anyone tell me how much travel the rear suspension has...at the rear wheel? Thank You