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10-22-10, 04:04 PM
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Question for the Pros
Im about to buy a bike with a dh fork but its a hardtail. What kind of riding would it be for?
(not what kind of riding i will be doing for it, but what kind would that set up be best for?)
(not what kind of riding i will be doing for it, but what kind would that set up be best for?)
10-22-10, 04:35 PM
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cool, so its sort of like a dirt jump bike? look at the thread i posted called "Help". there are pictures of it
10-22-10, 05:25 PM
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Not a pro, but doubt it's for jumping. Jump bikes are short travel (80-100mm usually) or rigid for responsiveness. I still vote FRHT.
10-22-10, 07:46 PM
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No, jumping forks and 4x forks are 80-100mm... it's a "free-ride" or urban hard-tail... I.e. large drops.. What is the frame? Is the geometry corrected for a DH fork?
As an aside, too much travel on a hard-tail can be a real handful.... it will buck you like a bronco because the front glides over but the rear wheel is mostly along for the ride in the gnarly sections. At least in my experience.
As an aside, too much travel on a hard-tail can be a real handful.... it will buck you like a bronco because the front glides over but the rear wheel is mostly along for the ride in the gnarly sections. At least in my experience.
10-22-10, 08:04 PM
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its an Azonic frame, im not sure what the model is. you know how much i know. this is the link
https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/bik/1990449582.html
https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/bik/1990449582.html
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FRHT = freeride hardtail. Same as what electrik said. And what I said in your other thread. 
