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I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone
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"rh" wrote in message
... I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone recommend front suspension for a Trek 950? What size is the headtube? How old is the bike? - CA-G Can-Am Girls Kick Ass! |
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On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 17:02:45 +0200, "rh" wrote:
I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone recommend front suspension for a Trek 950? How about a fatter, taller front tire. Peace, Bill The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world. :-] |
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"John Morgan" wrote in message news:HKXOa.95527$Pc5.51751@fed1read01... "michal" wrote in message news On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 17:02:45 +0200, rh wrote: I have an older mountain bike without front suspension. Can anyone recommend front suspension for a Trek 950? anything from Fox Fox makes awesome suspension... but for a Trek 950, don't you think that's overkill? I mean, the fork would cost more than the bike is worth... perhaps even twice as much as it's worth. I mean, let's be realistic here. I dunno... Trek made some pretty decent steel frames and if he likes the bike and is comfortable on it, a good fork won't go to waste on a Trek 950. I put a Marzocchi Z2 Atom Bomb on a Trek 930 a couple of years back. It was one of the best things I ever did MTB-wise. When I cracked the seat-tube on that frame, Trek sent me a new warranty replacement. It's the bike I ride the most right now. (Oh, and I was running a 2.4 tire up front when I did this.) Also consider that if he does invest in the fork, it can be transferred to another bike especially if he includes a few spacers on the steerer tube. I'd recommend is sticking with a fork that has 85mm of travel or less. Anything higher will screw with that bike's geometry too much making it a slug when it comes to steering. rh- what you need is a good used fork or an entry level new fork. You can easily score one for under $100. If you go used, check ebay... and make sure the steerer tube is long enough for your frame (it needs to be about 2 inches longer than your head tube). Another thing to consider is... is your bike set up with a threadless headset and v-brakes? If you have a threaded headset you will need to change that out for a threadless one (about $20 if you get a Tange), and a clamp style stem (about another $10-20). If you have center pull brakes on the front, you may need to upgrade to side pull v-brakes since most suspension forks don't have a cable stop built in. Good points. But even with the added cost of the threadless stem and headset and v-brake upgrade, I still think i suspension fork was worth doing to my Trek cro-moly frames. |
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