Mountain Biking - fork travel question

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Kylar
02-17-04, 02:55 PM
i have a medium cannondale caad3 frame that i'm building on. i have been told not to put a fork that has more than 80mm of travel on it. right now i have found good deals on a few forks with 100mm of travel. how much will this change the bike? i have never ridden this bike (exchange for a 10 year old broken frame) and i am used to riding on a small frame.

thank you
kylar

forum*rider
02-17-04, 03:20 PM
I think that your not supposed to put a fork on with more than 80mm of travel because the frame wasn't made to take the stress of a 100mm fork.
Kylar
02-17-04, 03:27 PM
thanks for the tip. problem solved anyway, just went on ebay and picked up a 2003 psylo sl. a little heavy but everything i was looking for other than that.

bigchina
02-17-04, 03:51 PM
arent the psylo's 125mm? or can you lock it out to less?
Kylar
02-17-04, 04:16 PM
they're adjustably between 80-125mm, they have a lockout too.
mindbogger
02-17-04, 04:28 PM
do you have a headset reducer to fit the 1 1/8 psylo in?
Kylar
02-18-04, 08:06 AM
its the badboy frame, has a 1 1/8 headtube. just realized this morning that i bought a non-disc wheelset and a disc specific fork. oh well, anyone want a crossride front wheel?