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[Closed] A surly 1x1 be able to handle 7" travel forks?

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Just curious, these are the only forks that I can find that'll fit these fat tires...


 
Posted : 01/10/2014 7:02 pm
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No. Well not just "no" obviously, you could do it but it would handle like a (insert analogy for something that handles appallingly here).

Frame is design around a pretty short axle to crown length, pretty much for a togs fork or maybe a 100mm says fork. Surly rigid forks will take 3" tyre?


 
Posted : 01/10/2014 7:25 pm
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What forks are they? Can they be lowered? Perhaps with an internal spacer or witchcraft, then all could be good.


 
Posted : 01/10/2014 7:46 pm
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Thanks for the advice 🙂 I'll try and find a short travel fork then... I really want some suspension to rip through everything!


 
Posted : 01/10/2014 7:47 pm
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They're Risse Racing champ forks 🙂


 
Posted : 01/10/2014 7:57 pm
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Heh... just do it, it'll be like 2005 all over again 🙂


 
Posted : 01/10/2014 8:41 pm
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Sure, if they've got a good lockout.


 
Posted : 01/10/2014 8:48 pm
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Oh go on! 😉

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Posted : 01/10/2014 8:51 pm
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What ever happened to balfa?


 
Posted : 01/10/2014 8:55 pm
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Balfa are gone, but one of the former protagonists is involved with [url= http://www.xprezo.ca/en/ ]Xprezo[/url] these days.


 
Posted : 01/10/2014 9:02 pm
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I would if it wasn't a hardtail and designed for 100mm forks max. Might put it on a full sus fatty I'm building though!


 
Posted : 01/10/2014 10:51 pm

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