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flag nickc90
Posted: Mar 17, 2009 at 17:06 Quote
hey so im looking to get a boxxer for my faith. so i was wondering tall or short crowns? or is it up to my preference? and i plan on also getting a direct mount stem sometime.

thanks!
nc
flag xxburton4lifexx
Posted: Mar 17, 2009 at 17:12 Quote
nickc90 wrote:
hey so im looking to get a boxxer for my faith. so i was wondering tall or short crowns? or is it up to my preference? and i plan on also getting a direct mount stem sometime.

thanks!
nc
get the short crowns
flag nickc90
Posted: Mar 18, 2009 at 16:20 Quote
do you have any reasoning for this?
flag stever
Posted: Mar 18, 2009 at 17:54 Quote
That's a good question. I had thought I heard that flat crowns lower the front end of the bike, but that doesn't exactly make sense, since the top crown being flat or drop doesn't impact the axle-to-crown height. I'm siting here, looking at my own bike, trying to visualize the difference, and the only difference I can see would be where the top crown clamps on the stanction. My flat crown clamps at the top of the stanctions, and if I had a drop crown, it would simply clamp lower down on the stanctions.
flag xxburton4lifexx
Posted: Mar 18, 2009 at 18:04 Quote
sort crowns allow you to lower your cog on the frontend. also run a direct mount and there is no possibility of your bars not being straight when you crash and burn. also the overall look is much cooler than the tall crown. the setup is also ligher and you can run less steerer.
flag giantrider93
Posted: Mar 18, 2009 at 18:54 Quote
Would it not let you lower the bars to?
flag xxburton4lifexx
Posted: Mar 18, 2009 at 18:54 Quote
giantrider93 wrote:
Would it not let you lower the bars to?
use headset spacers to lower and raise height.
flag giantrider93
Posted: Mar 18, 2009 at 18:56 Quote
yes but a lower crown you dont have much room for spacers which would let the bars be lower.
flag xxburton4lifexx
Posted: Mar 18, 2009 at 18:58 Quote
giantrider93 wrote:
yes but a lower crown you dont have much room for spacers which would let the bars be lower.
yes and you have a lower cog... its better.
flag louis2468routier
Posted: Mar 18, 2009 at 20:06 Quote
xxburton4lifexx wrote:
sort crowns allow you to lower your cog on the frontend. also run a direct mount and there is no possibility of your bars not being straight when you crash and burn. also the overall look is much cooler than the tall crown. the setup is also ligher and you can run less steerer.

Your bars might be straight after a big crash but chances are your lowers will be wrecked.. All that energy hasta go somewheres.
flag xxburton4lifexx
Posted: Mar 19, 2009 at 7:17 Quote
louis2468routier wrote:
xxburton4lifexx wrote:
sort crowns allow you to lower your cog on the frontend. also run a direct mount and there is no possibility of your bars not being straight when you crash and burn. also the overall look is much cooler than the tall crown. the setup is also ligher and you can run less steerer.

Your bars might be straight after a big crash but chances are your lowers will be wrecked.. All that energy hasta go somewheres.
this is possible also. but it takes a big hit to do that. you will more than likely snap the arch on the lowers before you bend the stancions.
flag luli79
Posted: Mar 19, 2009 at 10:17 Quote
I got a 2005 Faith and she is a sick bike.
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flag stever
Posted: Mar 19, 2009 at 17:45 Quote
xxburton4lifexx wrote:
sort crowns allow you to lower your cog on the frontend. also run a direct mount and there is no possibility of your bars not being straight when you crash and burn. also the overall look is much cooler than the tall crown. the setup is also ligher and you can run less steerer.

Huh? You can't mount an integrated stems on a drop crown? That doesn't sound right. My Junion T had drop crowns and an integrated stem. Are boxxxers different somehow? And what's this cog you speak of?
flag nzbikerider
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 21:18 Quote
My faith slowly upgrading but here it is in its current state.
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flag motostu93
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 at 21:31 Quote
nzbikerider wrote:
My faith slowly upgrading but here it is in its current state.
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dont like the seat

 


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