highlandsflyer
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Wasn't it a 100mm Bomber?
120mm fork on a 1997/8 King Kahuna - is it safe?
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Monkeeee01
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Yes it was just looked, thanks
Yes mate. But likely stronger than a KK
I’d say.
They were kinda the go to hardtail for anything pre jump bike / trials
Why not reduce the travel down to 100mm on the fork you want to use. I’m sure it’ll be possible with a shorter shaft.
Monkeeee01
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Yep 100mm bomber
Surely a Ti frame is stronger than an Alloy one and with the gussets?
But yes reducing travel is probably the most sensible option as I do really want the Fox over the SID’s as I find the SIDS too flexy and only 80mm travel!
Monkeeee01
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Oh wow! That scares me
Splatter Paint
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Buuuuuuut, the main thing is the axle-crown measurement. There is a chart floating around on the web for 90s / 00s forks.
This weekend I compared long travel Judy to a modern Suntour XCM 80mm travel fork and the a-c was 50mm longer on the Suntour!
The Suntour was awful, but I ended up rebuilding it as the Judy would have just been too short.
This weekend I compared long travel Judy to a modern Suntour XCM 80mm travel fork and the a-c was 50mm longer on the Suntour!
The Suntour was awful, but I ended up rebuilding it as the Judy would have just been too short.
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bikeworkshop
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If the fork is 20% longer, you just need to hit things 20% softer.
As for a-c you can usually go 20mm up or down without a problem
As for a-c you can usually go 20mm up or down without a problem
Splatter Paint
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A quick search on here suggests a ‘98 z1 Bomber is 450mm a-c and Fox F120 is 490mm ish.
I’d say an F100 is the limit at 470mm a-c.
I’d say an F100 is the limit at 470mm a-c.
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