Changing travel on a RockShox Fork
04-23-06, 11:10 PM
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Changing travel on a RockShox Fork
Has anyone here ever changed the "All-Travel Spacer" in their RockShox fork for more or less travel?
The Reba can be converted to 85mm from 100, and older SIDs can be changed from 80mm to 63mm.
What does this entail? Can the average home mechanic accomplish it themselves?
Anyone have any input?
thanks.
The Reba can be converted to 85mm from 100, and older SIDs can be changed from 80mm to 63mm.
What does this entail? Can the average home mechanic accomplish it themselves?
Anyone have any input?
thanks.
04-23-06, 11:23 PM
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try asking this at www.angryasian.com . He has a forum for this sort of stuff . Has anyone here found the site to be helpful ?
04-23-06, 11:29 PM
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on another note, can you shorten the stanchions while still maintaining the same amount of travel *80mm* on a rs sid team 2004
04-24-06, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Cogswell23
Has anyone here ever changed the "All-Travel Spacer" in their RockShox fork for more or less travel?
The Reba can be converted to 85mm from 100, and older SIDs can be changed from 80mm to 63mm.
What does this entail? Can the average home mechanic accomplish it themselves?
Anyone have any input?
thanks.
The Reba can be converted to 85mm from 100, and older SIDs can be changed from 80mm to 63mm.
What does this entail? Can the average home mechanic accomplish it themselves?
Anyone have any input?
thanks.
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04-24-06, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by gmoneyhobbit
on another note, can you shorten the stanchions while still maintaining the same amount of travel *80mm* on a rs sid team 2004
like hack saw??
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Originally Posted by BoSoxYacht
try asking this at www.angryasian.com . He has a forum for this sort of stuff . Has anyone here found the site to be helpful ?
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04-24-06, 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by mx_599
how do you mean "shorten the stanchions"?
like hack saw??
like hack saw??
uhh is that how ?
so that there is less rake
04-24-06, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by gmoneyhobbit
uhh is that how ?
so that there is less rake
so that there is less rake
when i raced motorcycles i did in fact change the fork height frequently depending on the track layout and type of soil. i could easily detect probably about 3mm of movement....you wouldn't think you could, but it changes it THAT much
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