triple clamp forks on a hard tail??

[dirtjumper_dmr]

Only one frame worth considering IMHO and that's the DMR Exalt, here's what DMR say...

"The Exalt is designed as a long travel hard-tail, it can be used with 150mm travel single crown or 170mm triple crown forks. Now with our DMR Swopouts allowing use of a 12mm axle hubs."

http://www.dmrbikes.com/?Section=produc ... d=FRMExalt

It's basically a Trailstar corrected for really long forks, and as such is a heavy old bruiser, but you won't break it

 

[dirtjumper_dmr]

Found this pic way down in the bikes on the DMR site...

 

[IbocProSX]

LOL

I've ridden Vectors in a Mongoose hardtail back in '92 and my Sinister Ridge frame will take em too:

FTW Rulez...

 

[MJN]

Its funny,I don't count Mavericks as dual crowns in the traditional sense,they're still really cool.

 

[MAXTHEROTTI]

i like the orange sinister
and at the cove but the price is a killer

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

thats what im trying to get back to
i have got the forks (pace rc37) just need to know what frame will look good with them on :?:

rob

and you stated it doesn't need to be a retro bike...hmmm, I would think a DJ frame of some sort would work...like one by specialized or santa cruz...here is a site I saw one on a santa cruz:
http://www.risseracing.com/product_accessories.shtml

 

[stevet1]

<warning heretic opinion below>
If you're not going retro then to be brutally honest a modern single crown fork will piss all over the Pace for stiffness and suspension action, especially on with a 20mm axle. If its a case of using it because thats all you have then fine but I wouldn't base a modern freeride bike around it...

 

[messiah]

I came really close to fitting RC37's to my Intense Uzzi SL in 1999/2000.

Then I heard about the dreadful performance and reliability issues so I went with Manitou X-vert R triple clamps... which broke at the brace every year :roll: The Manitou's are great forks other than that little issue and I still have some in use

As was said above, very few forks of this age have performance worth bothering with when compared to modern forks (Marzocchi Z1 and Z2 are the exceptions).

Not a fork worth building a useable bike around in my opinion - although they would look fantastic on my Black front and silver rear Uzzi SL frame which is hanging up in the garage (Frame is completely worn out).

This is the only photo of the Intense I have hosted...

2004 with Z1's - Trying to get off the end of the seesaw at Glentress without activating it :twisted: