Would changing my fork affect handling?
04-22-08, 09:47 AM
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Would changing my fork affect handling?
I have a good deal on a EC90SLX that i can put on my 2008 Six13. I do NOT have the premium fork, standard Ultra with aluminum steerer. Does anybody have the weight on that fork btw?
So my question is if i put this
on this
Would the bike handle different? I don't know what the rake is on a 2008 Cannondale Ultra fork so i am here asking the BF Gods. Guide me....
So my question is if i put this
on this
Would the bike handle different? I don't know what the rake is on a 2008 Cannondale Ultra fork so i am here asking the BF Gods. Guide me....
04-22-08, 10:14 AM
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Is there a difference in rake?
If there isn't then there will be no change, if there is a difference, then there will be a change.
If there isn't then there will be no change, if there is a difference, then there will be a change.
04-22-08, 05:33 PM
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i don't know the rake on the stock fork....does anybody here know it off hand?
04-22-08, 05:59 PM
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You're going to trade the fork you have now... for that? IT has like 800 words and stickers on it.
04-22-08, 06:08 PM
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Ask the shop you bought it from, they should have specs in the dealer catalog.
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04-22-08, 06:11 PM
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The Easton decales match the subtleties of the C'dale frame.
If the 6/13 with ultra fork has the same geometry as my caad8 with premium fork, then the rake will change from 45mm to 43mm. I have read somewhere (i.e. unsubstantiated) that length of the Easton forks may be a little different as well (shorter on Easton).
FWIW, I'm switching my c'dale premium fork to 90sl due to damaged fork from a crash.
If the 6/13 with ultra fork has the same geometry as my caad8 with premium fork, then the rake will change from 45mm to 43mm. I have read somewhere (i.e. unsubstantiated) that length of the Easton forks may be a little different as well (shorter on Easton).
FWIW, I'm switching my c'dale premium fork to 90sl due to damaged fork from a crash.
04-22-08, 06:14 PM
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btw, i work at the shop i bought it from. Youd be suprised how little the people working at these bike shops know.
04-22-08, 06:16 PM
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I'm a newbie. From the discussions I've read, the switch will make it less twitchy, but the shorter axle to crown length (?) makes it slightly more; balancing it out.
BTW, 45mm rake for premium is the info I got from C'dale. The Easton fork detail is only from online forum searches.
BTW, 45mm rake for premium is the info I got from C'dale. The Easton fork detail is only from online forum searches.
04-22-08, 06:45 PM
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I am not a fan of the Easton EC90SLX. Like a noodle when cornering. It's light (whoop dee doo), and it does everything else a fork is supposed to do just fine, but cornering is down right scary if you ask me. It ruined the handling on my Lynskey and has since been replaced.
