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  1. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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.
  2. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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...
  3. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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...
  4. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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...
  5. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    <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...
  6. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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 :)
  7. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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"...
  8. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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...
  9. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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...
  10. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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...
  11. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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.
  12. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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.
  13. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    thanks. offering on ebay for the vado SL in parallel, and pricing rudy forks :-)
  14. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    you know monty python "what did the romans ever do for us" scene? :cool: just spotted a vado on ebay....
  15. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    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.
  16. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    I have ridden the Dartmoor military roads as well. I was on my Emtb for that though as was stitching it with some single track with a group all on MTB's. I had a look into the Cairn models as as well, but there seems to be doubts about the long term of the company, and no stock, so not a good...
  17. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    its not that version of the futureshock. its the 2.0. nothing can be changed. no different springs. I already run 47mm on 650b in order to get bigger tyres. already lower pressure. is it a normal steerer tube at the top? no futureshock, right?
  18. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    I did think about the futureshock tweaks but its a 2.0, which I read is not changeable. At that point, I start thinking about other changes.... I also looked at the redshift, but there is no riser option. I need a LOT of rise. I see you have yours below the spacers. I have all spacers, plus a...
  19. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    Its Salter Fell in the Forest of Bowland. I did it on the creo. Was going very slow by the end as my hands were in intense pain. Came back from that trip deciding to do "need another bike" research. Canyon Grizl:ON with Rudy looked possible, until I found they use a non-standard headtube 1...
  20. sandyman44

    Vado SL 4.0 with a suspension fork?

    yeah I was disappointed too. It probably helps some for damping on less than perfect road. However, even on firm, it fully compresses under my weight in no time. But on this kind of trail (this one was built 2000 years ago by the romans) , my hands are battered. worse when descending. Hence the...
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