Re: [RBW] Why not a suspension-corrected fork/frame?
Suspension corrected means the fork compensated for the extra length of a sagged suspension fork. For instance, the 29er Clem fork is maybe 400-410mm long. An 80mm suspension corrected 29er rigid fork is 465mm long. So you would have an extra 2” above the tire due to the suspension correction. Eric On Friday, June 15, 2018, 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > A question and a comment: > > Question: What is a suspension corrected fork? (In Italy caffe correto is > "coffee corrected" meaning adding liquor...) > > Comment: Now that I'm working in AZ, I took the Hunq to Sedona and hit the > MTB trails. The bike never limited me, my skills did. I'm a novice on rocks > and it's rocky there. The first day was a big, big challenge with lots of > walking the bike. My technique improved probably 50% the first day and > another 50% per day the next two. I had two low speed crashes (which I > almost always do on single track) but I rode stuff on day 3 that I would > have just turned around and avoided on day one. I'm still a super mediocre > off road rider. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Why not a suspension-corrected fork/frame?
Well, for starters the headtube has to be shorter, and the fork crown ends up a million miles from the rack mounting braze ons, limiting your front rack mounting options (also making fender mounting difficult). The fork blades have to be much longer (and probably stouter), making chances for an elegant looking fork slim to none. I think a bike is either designed for suspension or it isn’t. Trying to do both is a bad idea. There’s also the admittedly subjective matter of aesthetics (I think they are as ugly as including disc and canti mounts - i.e. super ugly). Eamon Seattle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Why not a suspension-corrected fork/frame?
With the exciting news about a new Riv MTB in the works, I wonder what would be given up by offering it with a suspension-corrected rigid fork to allow those of us who prefer some squish in front to have that option? I realize it's too late for that, but I can always hope for a "2.0" model :) And I'd like to stay away from justifying the need for me or anyone else needing a suspension fork, and instead stick to the design principles involved, and mostly the experience of those who've had bikes that were offered with suspension corrected forks/frames and rode them with both setups. For the type of riding you do/did, did the offset/trail/whatever bug you to the point that you didn't like one version or the other? Did you really appreciate the flexibility it gave you? Did you enjoy it both ways, for different purposes? Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
