Mountain Biking - help with fork fitting please.

Well heres the deal, i dont know how to measure correctly
Lets say a steertube of a fork is 6.5 inches
When measuring from the top of the crown to the top of my stem( this is on the bike of course) i get 8 inches. 8 inches minus 1 inch of spacers equal 7 inches (my math teacher says i can still get an eighty after my exam)[these measurments are with the headset on]
so if i remove the spacers will i beable to put a fork with minimum of 6.5 inche, or its not safe?

Do you even know if your bike has a threadless headset?

wait do i? i think so. how can i tell.
Its this one
http://www.canecreek.com/al.html
Or
http://www.canecreek.com/sx.html but i doubt it because theres absolutly no chrome and if my touching sense is right, it didnt feel like steel.

Im pretty sure its the first one, because i cheaked a while back and i remember seeing al and some numbers. ill check it in the morning to be sure.

*hangs head in disgust*

"Well heres the deal, i dont know how to measure correctly"


"if my touching sense is right, it didnt feel like steel."


Wow!

Dude, drop your current fork out and measure the steerer with a tape measure!

well im an idiot for the threadless heaset question.

gahh i dont want to take it out and measure. i cant even find any of the good tools around here.
Maybe i will take it out.

If you're not sure and know that can't take measurements take the bike and new fork to a shop and let the mechanic measure, cut and install it for you.

Don't buy a fork just because it is a good deal. Get one that has the steer tube length you need.

Well heres the deal, i dont know how to measure correctly
Lets say a steertube of a fork is 6.5 inches
When measuring from the top of the crown to the top of my stem( this is on the bike of course) i get 8 inches. 8 inches minus 1 inch of spacers equal 7 inches (my math teacher says i can still get an eighty after my exam)[these measurments are with the headset on]
so if i remove the spacers will i beable to put a fork with minimum of 6.5 inche, or its not safe?

So by removing the spacers you are now at 7". However the steerer on the new fork is 6.5". According to my math you are still 1/2" too short. That's too much unless you feel like buying a new stem and possibly a new headset with a shorter stack height.

Also, keep in mind that by losing the 1" of spacers you are going to be changing your riding position quite a bit. An inch is a big change when it comes to rider position.

*hangs head in disgust*

Did it really take this long for that to happen?

Did it really take this long for that to happen?

He used to be funny when he argues with maelstrom, but now he's just dumb.

then teach me oh teacher.

then teach me oh teacher.
many have tried, you dont listen, you just end up calling people ****

then teach me oh teacher.

Everyone tried but you chose not to listen...so why should anyone bother now.

Dammit free_pizza, you beat me to it!

Dammit free_pizza, you beat me to it!
:D :D :D internet must be slower in alberta :p

i call them **** because they make fun of the bike i have currently.
please dont make me argue, i dont need my second warning...

:D :D :D internet must be slower in alberta :p

Yeah, all this oil really slows everything down!

i call them **** because they make fun of the bike i have currently.
please dont make me argue, i dont need my second warning...

Everyone makes fun of the bike you bought because they all told you not to buy it. And now you're experiencing the problems everyone warned you about.

Yeah, all this oil really slows everything down!
Well played neighbour. I'll walk slowly back into my barn.

heh you know what i find funny? Whenever i start a thread it allways goes down this road because people always bring my damn bike into it. Like in the last few threads of my mine, some person always says some crap like get a new bike, throw this one away... blah blah blah, the same thing over and over again. and then i get warned when i fight back...i think my bike has been talked about alot more than the playoffs. wow.
That's my 20 cents.

That's my 20 cents.
im going to sound like a pretty big ass here, but its "my 2 cents" or "$0.02"





:)

Everyone makes fun of the bike you bought because they all told you not to buy it. And now you're experiencing the problems everyone warned you about.

im not experiencing problems, for the fork, if i bought a hr sport i would probably find myself buying a new fork too maybe one month later but i would definitly buy a new fork, and my disk brake problem, in the last couple of months could you count how many brake threads there are? PleasE? And count how many of them have a top of the line bike, and then report back to me.

Well played neighbour. I'll walk slowly back into my barn.

Haha, come on...don't feel bad...you guys have more uranium than you know what to do with! Just wait until everyone starts going back to nuclear power...doh, I mean nu-cu-ler. ;)

and i meant to say 20, you must be a big ass you like pizza, and pie.

well im an idiot

Remember back when you first called me a ***? Remember how I told you the forumers would turn on you? Remember when you asked for advice on a bike, everyone told you what to get, but you turned your head thinking you were more informed, and got a bike we all told you not to get?

Now you have problems with it, we foreshadowed this.

Reap what you sow.

im going to sound like a pretty big ass here, but its "nu-cl-ear" you spelled it wrong. apparently the oil must get in the way of many things over there.




OH BURN.

And, even if you get a better fork, your bike will still be a POS.

SEE, SEE,
I find that little statement of yours very irrelevent to the thread topic, Which is me asking for help about how to fit forks.
AND on top of that you prooved my point.
I always win.

Man people like Kenneth really give 14 year olds a bad rep... then again maybe all 14 year olds are like that in the US (no offense to any united states citizens (I refuse to call them americans... America is a whole ****** continent with way more countries than the US)).

Well those are my "20" cents lol.

im not experiencing problems, for the fork, if i bought a hr sport i would probably find myself buying a new fork too maybe one month later but i would definitly buy a new fork, and my disk brake problem, in the last couple of months could you count how many brake threads there are? PleasE? And count how many of them have a top of the line bike, and then report back to me.

I agree, you probably would buy a new fork if you had gotten one of the bikes the members on here recommended. BUT, I doubt it would have been in the first month you bought it. You might have actually been able to ride it for a while, figure out what you like and your riding style, save up then buy a fork to suit your needs. Now you are just scrambling to find any cheap fork that you could throw on your bike.

And as for disc brakes...there are always posts about issues because it seems like people are scared of their brakes. Disc brakes aren't as fragile/magical as everyone seems to believe. And most of the posts about brake issues are generally from newbies or people with lower end brakes.

yeah no offense i think kids in america are stupid thanks for agreeing with me chone. BUt why on earth would you go against your own counrty? Like i woudlnt even do that. Hmp Adults these days., Dont know how to have fun in any other ways.

I can still ride it , but its too soft for me, Thats what i dont like, though its not broken or anything.

Haha, come on...don't feel bad...you guys have more uranium than you know what to do with! Just wait until everyone starts going back to nuclear power...doh, I mean nu-cu-ler. ;)

Australia and Canada will both become super powers and compete with each other.

I wonder what the world would be like with Aus and Can as the top dogs?

im going to sound like a pretty big ass here, but its "nu-cl-ear" you spelled it wrong. apparently the oil must get in the way of many things over there.




OH BURN.


Obviously you don't watch the Simpsons...I know free_pizza is a fan and that who I was directing the comment toward but didn't you notice that I used nuclear, then used Homer's "DOH" and then spelled the word the way he does (I even put ;) at the end to convey the message)....sheesh...kids!

:rolleyes:

Flak, that will definitly not happen, not now not in 50 years, we'll both be dead by the time that happens.

i admit it, im not a hardcore simpson fan, and im not going to try to be either.

Haha, come on...don't feel bad...you guys have more uranium than you know what to do with! Just wait until everyone starts going back to nuclear power...doh, I mean nu-cu-ler. ;)
dont forget potash! The world needs potash!

I'm going to sound like a pretty big ass here, but its "nu-cl-ear" you spelled it wrong. Apparently the oil must get in the way of many things over there.




OH BURN.

Kenneth, they made ONE spelling mistake. You trying to correct them made TWO spelling mistakes.

...And it was a joke that you weren't capable of getting...

Oh I'm sorry Jason, it'll never happen again. DOn't call my mom, please.

im not sorry, theres no reason for me to type formally, especially here.

im not sorry, theres no reason for me to type formally, especially here.
yes there is, its the rules, you'll get banned.

oh hell yes it was a joke the i was capable of getting. I think you're not capable of getting it.

alright free pizza when i type slang, let me know, wait better yet ill let you know, i dont want you stressing your brain.
thinking hard ofr you= sweat=fat burn

I'm starting to like this kid now, he's really making me laugh.

I think he muttered something about your mama under his breath. Don't let him punk you. You have a rep to protect.

thinking hard ofr you= sweat=fat burn
if you are going to try "burn" me, double check your spelling before pushing the post button, because you come out sounding like an even bigger moron.

Hambone, are you part of tb?
And no i never said anything about his Moma. If i did could you please tell me? i got a rep to protect.
I put the U in Youth

OH sorry mr pizza i mean FOR Understand that? I hope its not agaisnt the forum guidlines.

Hambone, are you part of tb?
And no i never said anything about his Moma. If i did could you please tell me? i got a rep to protect.
I put the U in Youth


Pops and buzzes....maybe he was talking about my mama. Daaaaaaang.

i win this round.