good hardtail frame that could handle a 150mm fork

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good hardtail frame that could handle a 150mm fork
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flag markbatt
Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 9:44 Quote
Edtung wrote:
Okay then.
Transition Trail or Park.
Nuff' Said.

The trail or park frame is not rated for forks larger than 100mm. it would probibly handle terribly and would feel bad due to the rake.

The giant Stp is also not rated for a fork larger than 100mm. Your best bet would be either:
-Santa Cruz Jackal
-NS Bitch
-Banshee Morphine
-Sinister Ridge

There are probibly a lot more, but this is all I can think of off the top of my head that are rated for 150mm forks.

~Mark
flag Hombre3000
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Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 10:00 Quote
markbatt wrote:
The giant Stp is also not rated for a fork larger than 100mm. Your best bet would be either:
-Santa Cruz Jackal
-NS Bitch
-Banshee Morphine
-Sinister Ridge

There are probibly a lot more, but this is all I can think of off the top of my head that are rated for 150mm forks.

~Mark

The Morphine is far too heavy and beefy for DJ. The NS is the best candidate. It's a normal-looking frame, like an street/DJ frame, but it's a little beefed up.
flag stwaven
Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 12:05 Quote
also looking for a frame thats under 300$, cant really afford anything over that just spent 2500 in bikes and parts and buying an 800$ kona frame soon so i need a cheap frame if possible
flag mrobinson
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Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 12:08 Quote
jackal or devinci hucker, theres a nice gold one on the buy and sell (someone posted it earlier)
flag markbatt
Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 12:09 Quote
stwaven wrote:
also looking for a frame thats under 300$, cant really afford anything over that just spent 2500 in bikes and parts and buying an 800$ kona frame soon so i need a cheap frame if possible

For $300 I think you are SOL. I dont think many reliable mtb frames are sold for $300 new, let alone ones that can handle the added stress of a 150mm fork. Your best bet would be to look for the listed frames used in the buy and sell.

As for the Morphine thing, it is not really that heavy. 6lbs is comparable to the Dobermann MBF and theire Mollase(sp?) as well as beign only half a pound heavier than the pincher.

~Mark
flag stwaven
Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 13:36 Quote
stwaven wrote:
ok well my friend just showed me this bike, the reason i need to know is i bought an IH yakuza chimpira 2007 and i hate the frame, its too big and not what i was looking for, but my friends getting this bike http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BI306A01-Jamis+Komodo+Fx+20+Bike+05.aspx and we were gonna trade the frame and fork, which fork is better a manitou stance flow or marzocchi drop off 2?
what about this jamis? idk about jamis ive heard they were good and ive heard they were bad
flag ilmor
Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 13:49 Quote
i have a rocky mountain flow F1.0. and it has Marzocchi DJ Comp 130mm and its rides nice and looks ordinary.


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so you could proberbly get away with 150mm fork on this frame.
flag mtb4lfe
Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 13:50 Quote
ya.. i was also wondering, a lil off topic..
double crown on my bike?
is it possible?
flag ilmor
Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 13:54 Quote
mtb4lfe wrote:
ya.. i was also wondering, a lil off topic..
double crown on my bike?
is it possible?


which bike?
flag mtb4lfe
Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 13:55 Quote
ilmor wrote:
mtb4lfe wrote:
ya.. i was also wondering, a lil off topic..
double crown on my bike?
is it possible?


which bike?
the green one in my profile
flag markbatt
Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 16:06 Quote
mtb4lfe wrote:
ilmor wrote:
mtb4lfe wrote:
ya.. i was also wondering, a lil off topic..
double crown on my bike?
is it possible?


which bike?
the green one in my profile

I would strongly advise against it. it would rake it out like a chopper and would handle terribly. Also, the frame is not designed in any way to take the extreme stress that would be caused by a dc fork.

~Mark
flag P2urban
Posted: Jan 4, 2008 at 16:08 Quote
get a manik, or a five-o, or a.... morphine
flag ilmor
Posted: Jan 5, 2008 at 3:11 Quote
markbatt wrote:
mtb4lfe wrote:
ilmor wrote:



which bike?
the green one in my profile

I would strongly advise against it. it would rake it out like a chopper and would handle terribly. Also, the frame is not designed in any way to take the extreme stress that would be caused by a dc fork.

~Mark

yer i would agree with that
flag transitionTOP
Posted: Jan 5, 2008 at 3:14 Quote
double crown hardtails are as follows= Evil imperial , Banshee morphine, Le toy pornking, TOP transition,and a few others..mainly norcos
flag Hendy94
Posted: Jan 5, 2008 at 3:47 Quote
Santacruz JACKAL!!!!

 


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