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hi everyone.
new member here. really good forum, cant believe i didnt find it earlier! anyhows i am going to start building up a 456 summer season in a couple of months and have started looking around for trick bits. need the frame first though but have plenty of time to find one. just a quick question on the steerer minimum length required for the frame? hoping to find some fox 36 forks for the build to. will prob post a couple od WTD posts soon.
cheers Dave
Welcome. The headtube length is likely to vary depending on the frame size - although I haven't looked. This will in turn affect steerer length. Any idea what size?
Mines an original summer season and the head tube is just 9cm long.
Steerer is 185mm, using a mid riser bar. Looking at it you could get away with a shorter steerer and more rise on the bar. Or On One did some stems with lots of rise.
I recently shortened the travel on my 36 Floats to 140 for my full suss. If your putting them on a SS, go for 130mm.
Mines a 16"
might be worth an email to this guy if you want a 16inch 456 - he had some Fox 36s for sale as well
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/swap-on-one-456-summer-season-16-frame-for-14-lighter-hardtail
My summer season rode best at 120mm. I did have some 36's on it when I first got it, as they were the forks off my "big" bike that I used until I got some rev's sorted.
I'd be aiming for a lower travel fork IMO
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