My Stuff with a Junior t
04-11-06, 08:23 PM
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My Stuff with a Junior t
right now i'm riding the stock 05 kona stuff and i'm craving more travel. my buddy wants to trade me his junior t fork for 100 bucks and my fork. i'm really thinking yes because theres so much more travel and i want to take bigger ****, but i'm limited by my fork. anybody help me out with the positive and negatives?
04-11-06, 08:36 PM
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nope, unless you want to really screw up your geometry and possibly break your frame, dont get it
i'd suggest a fork around 120-130mm travel
something like 170mm is just way too much for that frame, its a dirtjump frame, not a downhill frame
good luck
i'd suggest a fork around 120-130mm travel
something like 170mm is just way too much for that frame, its a dirtjump frame, not a downhill frame
good luck
04-11-06, 08:51 PM
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I wouldn't recommend a Jr T on a Stuff....It can't handle it Captain!!!
04-11-06, 08:52 PM
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I wouldn't do it. I am running 100mm on my Kona Stuff right now. And it's fine. You might have to get a new frame if you want a bigger fork.
04-11-06, 09:03 PM
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Well you can go for it, but you (probably) will snap off your headtube in the process. It will also cancel out your warranty.
04-11-06, 09:06 PM
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Just wondering how does a dual crown make the head tube snap more than a single crown?
04-11-06, 09:11 PM
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Many hardtails are designed for under 130mm fork usage, by putting a taller, longer travel fork on the bike, you are increasing the pressure near/on the headtube area. Thus a greater chance of shearing the headtube off from the frame. It can also ruin a bikes geometry.
04-11-06, 09:32 PM
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Also, dual crown put stress on the top of the head tube, whe stress is only at the bottom for single crowns. I was in the exact same position as you last year with my kona scrap. I would recomend getting a pike. Thats what I did, and it is like the perfect fork, and more adjustable than anything. you can go dual crown, but it will rake you geometry out like a mother. Kona frames are really strong, and everybody I talked to, even kona, said it would work, many people have done it, but it does void the warrenty, and will probably feel really unstable in the air.
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I've seen lots of stuffs with dual crown forks. It's no biggie.
Hell, my friend has been running his stuff with a 66rc for over a year now, and he beats his bike harder then anybody I know.
Hell, my friend has been running his stuff with a 66rc for over a year now, and he beats his bike harder then anybody I know.
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Originally Posted by madbiker555
Well you can go for it, but you (probably) will snap off your headtube in the process. It will also cancel out your warranty.
what do you put 7+ inches of travel on a hardtail for again? can someone remind me.. give me a lil more sense...
what a waste of tiem and money...
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Dj'ing, DH, FR. Some people just dont like the feel of a fully. A better question would be "why would you keep the reflectors on the pedals?"
The stuff is a hellova bike, they arent known to break.
And it isnt you're money, so why the hell would it matter. There is obviously a market for long travel hardtails, ever hear of the Evil Imperial, or the Banshee Morphine?
The stuff is a hellova bike, they arent known to break.
And it isnt you're money, so why the hell would it matter. There is obviously a market for long travel hardtails, ever hear of the Evil Imperial, or the Banshee Morphine?
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Wow...a lot of people don't know much history behind that bike, it is built and warrantied for up to a 150mm fork. JrT fits that range. Go for it, it will definately screw the geometry but I know enough guys riding them like that it doesn't really matter to them, so enjoy. For the price you are getting it for I would do it for ****s and giggles
04-12-06, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by gmoneyhobbit
what do you put 7+ inches of travel on a hardtail for again?
04-12-06, 05:19 PM
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Don't do it, read this thread:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...highlight=rule
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...highlight=rule
04-12-06, 06:27 PM
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Different fork and different bike. 20mm rule applies and he can still run a jrt
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Hey, that isn't going to work. The only 2 bikes I know of that can support something like that are the Banshee Morphine, and the Soul Cycles Loki.
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don't forget the Evil Imperial
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god all u are *****s, dude it will be fine, go up to B.C. and all u see is that. My friend just put super monster ts (300mm!!!!!) on his hardrock and hes done 15ft to flat and its fine.
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Originally Posted by FreeRidin'
god all u are *****s, dude it will be fine, go up to B.C. and all u see is that. My friend just put super monster ts (300mm!!!!!) on his hardrock and hes done 15ft to flat and its fine.
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god all u are *****s, dude it will be fine, go up to B.C. and all u see is that. My friend just put super monster ts (300mm!!!!!) on his hardrock and hes done 15ft to flat and its fine.
Your "friend" has a deathwish, putting a fork that has over twice the reccomended travel on a hardrock.
The Kona DJ bikes can handle up to 6" forks DC or SC. So it is fine if it wasn't do you think I'd be running a Pike(95-140mm) on my Cowan?
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Originally Posted by FreeRidin'
god all u are *****s, dude it will be fine, go up to B.C. and all u see is that. My friend just put super monster ts (300mm!!!!!) on his hardrock and hes done 15ft to flat and its fine.
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Originally Posted by Specializedrider
is there even such thing as 300 mm...