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the franken fork. the short crown and internals of a velour with the sexy 15mm lowers of a velvet - 465 a2c
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dobermann
Category
Bikes - Dirt/Street/Park
Date Posted
Jan 24, 2012 at 15:33
Jan 24, 2012
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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will
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2012:01:24
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dialeddobermann
(Jan 24, 2012 at 19:55)
Dope yo. So much nicer. are you gunna put your custom bored pimplite on this?
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willy94
(Jan 25, 2012 at 7:47)
aww yea, doing that today actually
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Caezar
(Jan 24, 2012 at 16:07)
Looks sick
so 2012 lowers are beefed up from the 2011's?
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willy94
(Jan 24, 2012 at 16:09)
yea they got beefed up a little... also a 15mm axle
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zmcycle
(Jan 24, 2012 at 17:29)
Did you just buy lowers? Or a whole new velvet and tweak it yourself?
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willy94
(Jan 24, 2012 at 18:26)
just got replacement lowers and serviced it, love the crowns on the velour thats why, clean and low
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zmcycle
(Jan 24, 2012 at 19:20)
Ah, Did you send it to S4?
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willy94
(Jan 24, 2012 at 19:23)
nah, bought the lowers from the canadian distro and got my buddy to do it
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zmcycle
(Jan 24, 2012 at 19:30)
Ah RCS. True true. Well this should look sweet, Its probs stronger than the Velvet.
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willy94
(Jan 24, 2012 at 19:34)
yea, a little heavier but i will sacrifice weight for stiffness
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zmcycle
(Jan 24, 2012 at 19:35)
Yeah, but its still super light anyways.
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willy94
(Jan 24, 2012 at 19:44)
have yet to weight it, cant find my scale
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thebillygoat6000
(Jan 24, 2012 at 15:34)
velvet lowers with velour or whatever uppers?
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willy94
(Jan 24, 2012 at 15:35)
yessir
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nouser
(Jan 24, 2012 at 15:36)
tht seems to be what the description says
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pdee
(Jan 24, 2012 at 15:38)
what is this going on?
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willy94
(Jan 24, 2012 at 15:40)
the dob. just wanted to upgrade but not dish out for a new fork. all rebuilt and serviced aswell
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pdee
(Jan 24, 2012 at 16:03)
That's sick man. How does it feel? I feel like it would be too flexy. I could be wrong.
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willy94
(Jan 24, 2012 at 16:04)
its alot stiffer than before, havent ridden it yet. fyi those are the new 15mm lowers. so decently stiff
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pdee
(Jan 24, 2012 at 16:12)
True true. Might have to consider it for one day.
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pdee
(Mar 19, 2012 at 14:16)
Still considerign 15mm, no cheap enough options besides x-fusion lol. its either that or a new or old 4x. and the 4x wil 20mm, and cheaper.
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willy94
(Mar 19, 2012 at 20:14)
velvets are on here brand new for $400. but a marzo 4x is plush and will be much stiffer
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pdee
(Mar 20, 2012 at 0:17)
eh, i want a marzo cuz they're cheap and air. get some nice psi in the chamber.
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willy94
(Mar 20, 2012 at 12:13)
mine is also air. but go for the marzo
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pdee
(Mar 20, 2012 at 13:18)
chey
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stand-easy
(Jan 24, 2012 at 16:11)
thats sick dude !
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willy94
(Jan 24, 2012 at 16:11)
thanks
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drpepperrider2
(Jan 24, 2012 at 17:29)
Weight?
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willy94
(Jan 24, 2012 at 18:45)
ill let you know as soon as i find my scale
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