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Old 10-12-17 | 08:04 AM
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Maverick 13330
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Bikes: 2005 GIANT STP2, 2015 ROAM3, 1993 Trek 7900 Multitrack, Critical Single Speed

Originally Posted by king_boru
Steeper head angle which sharpened the steering. The stock suspension was quite terrible to be honest. I find the ride more comfortable now. The fork is quite compliant.
Last night I cant sleep. Thinking of something back from homeland. Went to the basement and saw a rigid fork(caliper type) bought for $5 3 weeks ago. I thought its about time to answer the question that always linger whenever i do a century gravel races. How fast this bike(Roam3) will make me if i dont have front suspension?
So at 1 o'clock in the morning I converted my hard tail bike into a Rigid one.



This is a temporary fork. My mind is divided whether to spend a hundred or two to buy a nice and decent looking fork or sell it and buy a used/brand new rigid bike.
BTW my bike's weight prior to conversion was 30lbs. Its now just down to 25lbs.
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