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Kol.klink 01-13-08 12:27 PM


Originally Posted by marqueemoon (Post 5973270)
Am I the only one concerned about how the bike will actually handle? Who ****ing cares about materials. If the OP doesn't want carbon, then please take the carbon debate elsewhere.

Good point, Loser do you have any idea what i kind of rake your current fork has?, Basically make sure there is not a large difference between your the replacement and your current one, Other wise, you May end up with a poorly handling bike(Very slow turning, Or overly responsive)

loser 01-13-08 09:19 PM


Originally Posted by Kol.klink (Post 5974820)
Loser do you have any idea what i kind of rake your current fork has?

I know approximatively how much rake there was on the original fork but i just don't know how to calculate it. Am i suppose to mesure the angle or the distance between the point on the ground where a headtube prolongation would arrive and the point right under the fork end.

**** that last one was hard to explain.

Because the original fork was a 27'' with a 27'' wheel front and back, but now I have switched to 700s.
Switching to a 700 fork will change everythng so I guess that since the headtube is a little more close to vertical the rake of the original fork wont't be the best for my 700 fork.

loser 01-13-08 09:47 PM

Sorry for my ignorance, forget the last post.

I know how to mesure the rake now. With a 27'' fork, my headtube was a bit higher than it will be with a 700, this difference will alter the headtube angle, making it steeper, how should i deal with that, do i need a fork with more rake than the original one or less, or the same?


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