Recent content by sandyman44

wasn't my math_s ... (I'm british ;-) ) ... lbs guy... we were just chewing the fat whilst he rummaged in his boxes of parts :) even if the maths isn't exact - stands to reason they will get through more than a 40nm SL.

it should be. mine didn't have futureshock (bought the 4.0 without on purpose) but I would expect there's a way to de-futureshock it when you take it to bits. then it'll be the same as what I did. I didn't go with the rudy 40mm as that fork spec said that 650b wheels were not recommended due...

sorry I missed this request. But the inside of the head tube is basically a big hollow tube. and there are two chamfered sections to the tube, Top and bottom, that are an exact match for the (completely removable , sealed) bearings. Its an MH-P16 bearing at the bottom and an MH-P08 at the top...

thought you might be interested, Vado build is almost finished, no tape or grips yet. I'm calling it a Dratflop Bar GravArdtail. mrp baxter 60mm travel fork flat mtb handlebar will have MTB grips. currently at 780mm may shorten 10 or 20mm. 110mm stem RFR Trekking bar ends mounted inboard (200mm...

<philosophy> I actually don't like what Avinox are doing. I'd rather the tech went in the direction of purely lighter for the same power. I know its very light for the full (or more than full) power end of the market, but its not lighter than the SL's., If they (avinox) put their tech effort...

of course, being teenage or 20 something makes coping with a rigid bike easier. being 50 something as we both are, means suspension is a good thing to have , to cope with whichever body joints are worn out :)

don't worry I will not be buying a fork off AI numbers. I hate the term AI. Its Machine Learning got a lot bigger (I worked on it a bit 30 years ago). If the machine learns wrong info , it has no "intelligence" to say , "hang on, thats a stupid conclusion / there is contradiction in your data"...

going to run 10-52 rear. 38 or 40 front. AXS. I prefer to spin and have legs do most the work, motor for help when nothing left (or I my old back injury causes a leg spasm, which can happen, then I am on 1 legs worth ) I'm a rugby player shaped ape. weight to match. Only 6'0" but really long...

bit of reading and learning about headsets. Seems that the stock fork is 1 1/8" all the way down, and has a shim on the crown to adapt to 1 1/2" sizing on the bike. The current crown bearing in the bike expects a 1 1/2". Implying I can either use another 1 1/8" straight fork , with another...

got it last night. morning of tinkering. starting point, I'd already taken the front wheel off stock specialised fork removed removed the city bike bits, swapped fork and front wheel from an old Giant Roam "trekking/city" bike. 60mm travel fork, made of lead. Bike's headset bearing doesn't...

ebay. £1k, which is about right. My understanding to-date is that its will take a 1-1/8" straight tube fork. hoping that one of whats in the garage will fit that, for the test purpose.

collecting a 2nd hand vado 4.0 Sl this weekend. I'll frankenbike it with a suspension fork from an old hardtail mtb just to prove the concept, then work out what to actually fit.

thanks. offering on ebay for the vado SL in parallel, and pricing rudy forks :-)

you know monty python "what did the romans ever do for us" scene? :cool: just spotted a vado on ebay....

am wondering if spend the £425 on going from a future shock 2.0 to a 3.3 for my creo, as that brings back the option to change to a heavy spring and adds preload washers. £425 is Less than a new bike, but does buy a quite lot of fork, and still only 20mm travel.