What do you think?

[MikeStanfill]

I have an image here that I need an educated guess on. Yes, I cut the fork, headset and bars out of the image, because they were a distraction form what I am looking for.

Assuming that the bike will take an 1 1/8" threadless stem, (based on the geometry shown) what do you think the biggest fork travel should be on this bike?


http://bin.sa-mp.nl/f/Picture%202.png


If you already know what bike this is, please don't ruin it for others!

[ultraNoob]

I can take a pic of any bike and make it seem that it has any head angle I want. How about telling us the size of the wheels, BB height, hardtail or fully, and wheelbase. Also... manufacturers spec out what the longest crown to axle height is for a specific frame. Going beyond those specs is VERY DANGEROUS.

Need more information...





btw... it looks like a IH warrior/maverick or mkIII

[jonKranked]

if you use a longer travel fork than what a manufacturer recommends, it tweaks the geometry to the point that it can be dangerous. It also may void the warranty in the instance of a frame failure.

Bottom line, if you put a fork that is longer travel than what the frame was designed for, you do so at your own risk.

[Stray_cat]

ultraNOOB speak da truf! I don't really stray from the designated AC on a frame. One of these days I need to put up my geo-calculator on a file sharing site.

[jonKranked]

One of these days I need to put up my geo-calculator on a file sharing site.

I'd take you up on that! How large is it? I might be able to host it for you...

[caputo1989]

You can put this on there.

http://www.moveyourbike.ch/picture/files/users/Engler/Marzocchi%20Super%20Monster.jpg

[Stray_cat]

I'd take you up on that! How large is it? I might be able to host it for you...

Not all that big. But to be honest it's not very glamours. I can't even write in MATLAB without an extreme level of vulgarty, let along a true programing language. It's crass and makes merchant marines cry. So I did it in excel to save the agony.
But if you'd like I'd be more than willing to pass it along.

[jonKranked]

who cares? excel is a much more powerful tool than most people are aware of. I've actually read some blogs online that a few video game designers are exploring using it as the basis for a rendering engine...

[MikeStanfill]

Alright. I apologize for asking. I wasn't sure how bad it was to go beyond what the manufacturer recommended. I guess I assumed that they put the suggested maximum travel allowance way below what the frame would handle. Thanks for the answers.
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