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If you get a Bigger fork will it make the bike feel different ??

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If you get a Bigger fork will it make the bike feel different ??

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flag willmore16
Posted: Oct 17, 2007 at 15:45 Quote
Will the bike feel different then what it did??
flag pistol2ne
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Posted: Oct 17, 2007 at 15:48 Quote
yes, what are you talking about travel wise weight wise or what. weight less manoverable, travel bike will obviously have a different feel as far as raked being.
flag willmore16
Posted: Oct 17, 2007 at 15:55 Quote
like i only want to add like a inch or two
flag cubed
Posted: Oct 17, 2007 at 15:59 Quote
willmore16 wrote:
Will the bike feel different then what it did??

Yes, it will feel different. Taller forks will slack out your headtube angle and make your bike transition differently in turns. It will also make your front end higher.

If your headtube angle is steep it will be more twitchy at higher speeds then if it was slacked out.

What is your current bike set up? What fork are you considering?
flag willmore16
Posted: Oct 17, 2007 at 16:30 Quote
Well i dont no wat the set up is but i have a norco ryde 06 and i want to get drop offs or bombers
flag jasonboysex
Posted: Oct 18, 2007 at 21:20 Quote
you should get totems like the ones that come on the demo 7
flag odin333
Posted: Oct 22, 2007 at 16:47 Quote
yep, your bike will be positioned at a stepper angle so your seat will be angled (simple adjustment will fix that) and it will weigh more (most likely)and you might find the geometry way different.
flag Animik
Posted: Oct 24, 2007 at 19:39 Quote
odin333 wrote:
yep, your bike will be positioned at a stepper angle so your seat will be angled (simple adjustment will fix that) and it will weigh more (most likely)and you might find the geometry way different.

plus your headtube may snap
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