MarkJohnston
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Hi,
I have a problem with my current bike. I have a powerful hope tech downhill mtb brake on it The problem is that the fork is pulled to one side when using it, the stanchions are only 32 mm at their widest point. this fork is cheap and FLEXES like crazy, it is one of those zoom forks btw. The stanchions on downhill bikes are massive. The only problem is my current frame is designed to only have 60 mm (or so not really sure the fork says MX-60 )of travel, but these downhill forks all have 200 mm travel.
I've been searching pinkbike.com, craigslist.org, ebay.com for the correct fork but have not found anything with heavy duty stanchions or something that is up to task. It seems like I would need to buy a new 26 inch wheel with a through axle but even that would be difficult to find because 26 inch is going out of style like a bat out of hell. I mean, it's almost to the point where I feel like I should retire this bike because the aluminum could be fatiguing and micro fracturing, I ride like a mad man with tons of cargo.
Does anybody have an ideas or have any experience putting a massive 100 mm of travel on a bike not meant for it? will it be something similar to a dutch bike where you sit upright? I have done tons of research on this but haven't really figured anything out yet.
HEre is a link to the bike I have of course I have customized the s H i t out of it lol, but the fork is still stock.
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/mountain_bikes/300ht-mountain-bikes.htm
I have a problem with my current bike. I have a powerful hope tech downhill mtb brake on it The problem is that the fork is pulled to one side when using it, the stanchions are only 32 mm at their widest point. this fork is cheap and FLEXES like crazy, it is one of those zoom forks btw. The stanchions on downhill bikes are massive. The only problem is my current frame is designed to only have 60 mm (or so not really sure the fork says MX-60 )of travel, but these downhill forks all have 200 mm travel.
I've been searching pinkbike.com, craigslist.org, ebay.com for the correct fork but have not found anything with heavy duty stanchions or something that is up to task. It seems like I would need to buy a new 26 inch wheel with a through axle but even that would be difficult to find because 26 inch is going out of style like a bat out of hell. I mean, it's almost to the point where I feel like I should retire this bike because the aluminum could be fatiguing and micro fracturing, I ride like a mad man with tons of cargo.
Does anybody have an ideas or have any experience putting a massive 100 mm of travel on a bike not meant for it? will it be something similar to a dutch bike where you sit upright? I have done tons of research on this but haven't really figured anything out yet.
HEre is a link to the bike I have of course I have customized the s H i t out of it lol, but the fork is still stock.
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/mountain_bikes/300ht-mountain-bikes.htm