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[Closed] Dirt frame with tapered headtube for 120mm forks

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Struggling to find many. Any tips?

cheers

 
Posted : 05/03/2019 9:21 am
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hi cheers yes i've seen that. i have contacted them but i'm pretty sure they are going to say 100mm only

 
Posted : 05/03/2019 9:41 am
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I wouldn't have thought running a 120mm fork would make much difference. I run a 120mm fork on my 4x bike that came with a 100mm fork and haven't noticed any issues.

 
Posted : 05/03/2019 9:43 am
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Marin (I think) do one?

 
Posted : 05/03/2019 9:47 am
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Reduce the forks to 100mm?

 
Posted : 05/03/2019 9:49 am
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They are 650b forks which i have already reduced to 120mm. i occasionally get a top out thunk with them. not sure a reduction to 100mm is wise or indeed possible.

 
Posted : 05/03/2019 10:17 am
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one twenny travel and six fiddy?
Bro dat aint no dirt jump fork

My Dartmoor 4X has a tapered headtube and recommended fork travel is 80mm - 130mm (26"fork).
Yeah. not strictly a DJ frame either.
the TWO6Player is what you want if it's more for DJ/Parks than 4X/BMX/pumptrack

 
Posted : 05/03/2019 10:24 am
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26" wheels geex dont worry.  Radon said it'll be fine with 120mm , but not as good. haha fair enough

 
Posted : 05/03/2019 12:20 pm
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Is my understanding wrong - won't a straight but large headtube with different cups top and bottom work just the same as a tapered head tube?

 
Posted : 05/03/2019 4:58 pm
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Octane One Zircus
Dartmoor Two6Player

 
Posted : 05/03/2019 10:22 pm
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i might go for the Radon. Or there is a second hand P3 for sale near me, Söderström uses a 120mm for on that. We are of similair skill level.....

problem is, it was actually owned by him so i might be nervous of the structural integrity!

 
Posted : 06/03/2019 7:22 am
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*similar

 
Posted : 06/03/2019 7:51 am

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