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| Loads of clearance, Clarence |
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| Round Valley, about 5 miles from WWWHQ |
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
Blackbuck + WW + Knard = Fun
I think that a lot of older frames are going to get a new lease on life as 29+ (or 27.5+, or weird combos) front rigid bikes. Great for tandems too. And a lot of us over-the-hill folks with bad necks and backs and wrists can get back on rigid bikes again!
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Did you replicate the original geometry for the Blackbuck? IIRC, the original rigid fork was wicked low trail...
No, this fork is going to bounce around between bike so it's pretty "generic" 100mm travel 29er geometry (ie 485mm axle-crown, 45mm offset) to maximize flexibility.
I think the Blackbuck was built for a shorter fork, so this probably is adding quite a bit of trail with the big tire thrown into the equation as well.
Great call! It also is pretty nifty for newer long travel hardtails...my Canfield is built around a 120mm susp. fork, so a rigid + big front tire actually works really well!
Mark Slate had/has (I think frames are still available) 3 rigid fork options for these, A-C’s of 435, 455, and 475 so one could chose “ride characteristics” of the frame based on fork selection. This fork puts my HT around 70 degrees with the plus tire. In the second picture you can almost see WWWHQ under the back of my saddle.
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