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Shocking bad idea? Looking at a build over winter and wondering if sticking pikes into this frame would be a unwieldy mess or not. i notice a lot of folks run them at 120mm.
Anyone?
Have a check on the stanton owners Facebook page, I think a few of them have tried 140. I think the general consensus was its okay, but not as well balanced as with 120.
I tried 130mm Fox 34s on my Mk1 Sherpa - so similar A-C to 140mm Pikes. Didnt like the way the bike handled. Front felt very vague. I also didnt like the higher top tube. Dropped the forks to 110mm and bike felt much better - just as capable but much more precise. Thats doing general South East XC riding though.
I've got 140mm pikes on a MK2. Feels a bit high if I'm honest. But I'm coping...
Besides the handling, the MK1 sherpa is designed for 120 max - a comment on the Stanton Owners group from a Stanton employee when someone posted a pic of a MK1 sherpa running 150mm was "don't blame us if it snaps".
oh, I should add - I have a vague plan to get some pikes for mine, but change the air shaft to run them at 120 (assuming they're not already at 120)
120 x fusion trace forks on mine and I wouldn't want to go any higher.
One of the chaps who now works for Stanton ran his Sherpa with 130 or 140mm forks despite what Dan told him. He thought the bike rode OK, until he rode Dan's Sherpa with 120mm forks and decided that they ride better at 120mm or less.
I’m using Trace RL2 forks at 120 on my 2017 Sherpa. It climbs, descends, and does everything in between, as well as I could hope for. It’s one of those hard tails that makes you wonder why you need a full susser!
The forks were at 140 so I could have tried it, but I went with the general consensus and dropped them to 120 before putting them on. I’m not regretting that move so far!!
Thanks for the responses. I'm taking it as a resounding "no" but i might look at reducing the travel. Cheers