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Forum: Alt Bike Culture

03-24-11, 10:12 AM

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Springer style fork using dampened frame shock?

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Posted By Doug5150

The exact issue is the front wheel's trail. The...

The exact issue is the front wheel's trail. The front tire's contact patch is normally about two inches behind where the steering axis would hit the ground. Building a fork like you say would put the...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

03-23-11, 06:06 PM

Replies: 13

Springer style fork using dampened frame shock?

Views: 4,867

Posted By Doug5150

Those forks steer poorly at low speeds, and are...

Those forks steer poorly at low speeds, and are dangerous at high speeds.
Also they do not work well as suspension, because the wheel must move forward as the suspension is compressed--which is the...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

03-21-11, 04:18 PM

Replies: 13

Springer style fork using dampened frame shock?

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Posted By Doug5150

What you seem to be describing is something like...

What you seem to be describing is something like the old Monark single-spring fork, but with a modern shock:...

Forum: Alt Bike Culture

03-20-11, 02:31 PM

Replies: 13

Springer style fork using dampened frame shock?

Views: 4,867

Posted By Doug5150

I'm trying to imagine how you could ever attach a...

I'm trying to imagine how you could ever attach a modern frame shock to a springer fork, and I'm just not seeing it since most shocks now are at least six inches long and the springs on the forks you...

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