[snoolax]

Hello guys,

I am getting a 2nd hand norco moment, yea i know its ryan leech old frame. i am into doing street trials that pure trials, and i prefer a 26 than a 24, which is my reason for getting that..

I am thinking that is it a must to set it up with a front sus fork? as is the frame designed for that purpose? i am more keen on having a rigid (low cost, lighter, low maintence) but i am not eliminating the option of having a front sus..

Need opinions on this.. thanks!

[snoolax]

anyone knows what fork this gentlemen in the video is running?

i am interested to run something like that. Thanks for any help and info!

[maxxis26]

i think its a bomber fork by marzocchi

i was specialy modified for 65mm of travel if i remember right
i would go for something like a dirt jam pro 80m of travel and quite cheap but theres no adjustment on them

the other fork would be a rock shox something like a pike as its got travel adjustment

[snoolax]

really sorry forgot to paste the link of the video i am refering to..

here is it

http://www.vimeo.com/3993171

i am still looking for help thanks again!

[maxxis26]

looks like a set of "hardcore" trials forks - cheapo forks

could be another make that makes those style forks though

might even be these - but i think theres are steel


theres are by base

This post has been edited by maxxis26: 20 September 2009 - 04:19 PM

[snoolax]

thanks maxxis26!

whats the main difference in those steel suspension look-alike forks and those normal rigid curve forks?

[maxxis26]

not much really apart from weight and strength

the forks i showed are really for heavy street abuse but are not really light that why you only really see curved forks on trials bikes

[bikeperson45]

The frame ,i think, has a -10 bottom bracket height, meaning that when it was designed it was designed to have front suspension which would make the BB height more normal. You could try getting 'geomatry corrected forks'. They're made so they have a similar geomatry at suspension

[snoolax]

thanks bikeperson and maxxis26!

yup i did some measurements, its around -10bb

currently i am running a canondale fatty R fork. I think its a normal geometry (400mm?) fork... if there anyway which i can still run that fork but push it higher/longer so that i will have a better BB geometry?

Or is there no other choice that i definitely have to get a geometry corrected fork to corret the negative bb? thanks!

[maxxis26]

theres a few forks around that could help...
you may have to have a GOOD look around ebay and the for sale section maybe even put up a wanted


i know saracen did some on one of there bikes but not in the style you want

your only option maybe to run suspention and have them setup rather hard

This post has been edited by maxxis26: 24 September 2009 - 09:12 PM

[snoolax]

thanks again maxxis26!

does this means i either have to live with a -10bb bike, or get a geometry corrected fork, or go sus? oh no i love my fatty R > <

[trialsmax04]

what about a set of 29er rigid forks!

[snoolax]

any recommendations? i know nuts bout 29er

[maxxis26]

ebay - theres a few... not cheap though

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trk...-All-Categories

[hoots man]

dmr to a ridged dirt jump fork with 20mm axil. chainreactioncycles.
lots of them there actually but they will be heavy.

This post has been edited by hoots man: 25 September 2009 - 03:11 PM

[snoolax]

thanks guys!

how do i see whether the fork is longer than a normal fork? is the the crown height? sorry i am new to tech specifications..

was looking at the alu 29er forks and their weight seems decent! from 800 to 900g..

a side question,

should i match my moment with a heavy front fork since the frame itself is slightly heavier than normal alu frames.. i feel that most of the weight is more at the rear.. is balancing the bike CG important?

thanks again guys, all the help are really appreciated.

[snoolax]

an add on... was thinking bout this.. what are the possible implciations of a geometry corrected fork.. will the front be too high?

[maxxis26]

an add on... was thinking bout this.. what are the possible implciations of a geometry corrected fork.. will the front be too high?

the idea of a geo correcting fork is to bring the bb up
as in your problem the bb is -10mm because the frame is designed to work with a sus fork, but you want to run rigid so the fork is to bring up the bb height not the front end

hope i answered that properly

running a long fork wont affect the geo cause the frame is ment to have a longer than normal fork to account for the suspention

if looking for a long fork is should state that fact in the description

[snoolax]

thanks maxiss 26!! i totally understand now! will start sourcing for my longer fork.. does carbon forks work for trials? the nukeproof one from CRC look pretty good =)

[snoolax]

sorry wrong thread

This post has been edited by snoolax: 03 November 2009 - 05:36 PM