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Ok, My dilemma
1.My front 100mm travel fork has died
2.I have no idea when my 5.25” and new fox will arrive.
No what I need to know
In a past post I read that someone ordered a SB with a 130mm travel fork. When they got the bike and set-up they had received the 4.5” links and shock, but this was put in reverse. As I understand this was done to raise the rear end to accommodate the 130mm fork. This would also higher the bottom bracket. But make the bike ride more natural in this set-up.
I need to make a decision on a fork and was looking at a minute 2 in the 130mm form. As it is one of the lighter 130mm forks on the market “I am very weight conscious”
Now my calculations … correct me if I am wrong.
4.5” rear … with about 9mm sag “as per manual suggestion” that leaves you with 4.14” or rear travel “I assume I am getting full travel”
5.118” with a minute 2 and as I understand I need to run about 20-25% sag on that.
That leaves me with 3.9” that the bike will be riding on.
This then equates to 4.14” rear and 3.9” front potential floating travel … if you guys follow.
I the suspension difference is not that far off, and with the inverted 4.5” links this should be ok?
Anyone have any information on my thinking? Or my lack thereof?
Thanks
1.My front 100mm travel fork has died
2.I have no idea when my 5.25” and new fox will arrive.
No what I need to know
In a past post I read that someone ordered a SB with a 130mm travel fork. When they got the bike and set-up they had received the 4.5” links and shock, but this was put in reverse. As I understand this was done to raise the rear end to accommodate the 130mm fork. This would also higher the bottom bracket. But make the bike ride more natural in this set-up.
I need to make a decision on a fork and was looking at a minute 2 in the 130mm form. As it is one of the lighter 130mm forks on the market “I am very weight conscious”
Now my calculations … correct me if I am wrong.
4.5” rear … with about 9mm sag “as per manual suggestion” that leaves you with 4.14” or rear travel “I assume I am getting full travel”
5.118” with a minute 2 and as I understand I need to run about 20-25% sag on that.
That leaves me with 3.9” that the bike will be riding on.
This then equates to 4.14” rear and 3.9” front potential floating travel … if you guys follow.
I the suspension difference is not that far off, and with the inverted 4.5” links this should be ok?
Anyone have any information on my thinking? Or my lack thereof?
Thanks