Mountain Biking - Fork, Frame combo, need help.

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adelii
07-14-05, 08:17 AM
On previous threads i wrote about what frame i bought, 04 Jamis Dakar XLT1.0, Im gonna get an LX build Kit from pricepoint. My dilema is the fork, The stock fork for the frame i have is a manitou minute 1.0 100-130mm travel with spv damping. Do i have to get a fork with the same travel? Does the fork have to have spv damping to compliment the rear shock which does have spv also? Does the headset matter? What fork do you guys think i should get whith the setup i am getting above?

Drunken Chicken
07-14-05, 10:55 AM
On previous threads i wrote about what frame i bought, 04 Jamis Dakar XLT1.0, Im gonna get an LX build Kit from pricepoint. My dilema is the fork, The stock fork for the frame i have is a manitou minute 1.0 100-130mm travel with spv damping. Do i have to get a fork with the same travel? Does the fork have to have spv damping to compliment the rear shock which does have spv also? Does the headset matter? What fork do you guys think i should get whith the setup i am getting above?
Well, I'm 99% sure you could use any type of damping (dampening?) up front, there would be no compatibility issues. As for the fork travel, any fork with travel in between 100 and 130mm would be fine. Going any higher or lower would change the geometry.
Headset? Do you mean if it's compatible with a certain fork?
adelii
07-14-05, 11:19 AM
will the headset that comes in the lx build kit be ok (Dia Compe Aheadset AL), or the headset that comes with the frame be ok(cane creek zero stack)?

which one is better if both are compatible?

Drunken Chicken
07-14-05, 01:22 PM
will the headset that comes in the lx build kit be ok (Dia Compe Aheadset AL), or the headset that comes with the frame be ok(cane creek zero stack)?

which one is better if both are compatible?
No idea, sorry. All I know is Cane Creek is a reputable brand making headsets.
C Law
07-14-05, 01:26 PM
What fork do you guys think i should get whith the setup i am getting above?

Talas rlc
fox f130x fork
Fox float 130 rlc
fox vanilla 130 rlc
Drunken Chicken
07-14-05, 01:27 PM
Talas rlc
fox f130x fork
Fox float 130 rlc
fox vanilla 130 rlc
Yeah, those sound like some really good choices.


By the way, slightly off topic but I saw (in a magazine) a 2006 Fox Vanilla frlc. F as in?
adelii
07-14-05, 01:53 PM
good choices but way out of my range in money!
C Law
07-14-05, 01:58 PM
vanillas are not that pricey.

Budget then please??
adelii
07-14-05, 02:00 PM
how about a manitou splice super or an 04 manitou black super, i need that price range, $250
adelii
07-17-05, 06:43 AM
no help?