advice for tandem wheelset and fork
Hi Everyone,
Just recently bought a 2008 cannondale street tandem. Am going to configure it for off-road use.
Need to ask for some advice/opinions regarding the suitability of fork and wheelset.
Some basic information:
Team weight: 116kg (76 + 40)
Trails: Mostly undulating terrain, longest duration of downhill is only 3minutes...(we ride in singapore, sad to say, no long descents to speak of)
Question 1:
Can i get away with using a rock shox recon 100mm air-sprung quick-release fork?
This fork was previously on my hardtail and is now just collecting dust in my storeroom.. thinking
of using this together with XT disk brakes. Do take into account our rather low combined team weight.
Can i just pump in lots of air into the fork to counter the extra weight?
Question 2:
The stock bike came with 40-spoke hubs. Do you guys think i can get away with a 36spoke wheelset?
Would using a 36-spoke wheelset make it more likely to break and fail?
Thanks a lot!
Cheers,
John