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PostPosted: Mon 7th Jul 8:27pm    Post subject: Should I Drop My Front Suspension? Reply with quote Report Abuse
Hey
Great site, just joined and spent a few hours browsing.
I have a GT ZuM 3.0 that I love commuting on around JAFA land. I have just returned home after five months exchange in Ireland where I was commuting everyday on a colleagues spare GT with rigid front forks. So I'm thinking I am carrying way to much weight and a completely unneccesary set of front suspension forks on my ZuM. Any thoughts on ripping them out and going rigid?
CroMo, Alum or carbon?
Supplier or shop in the 09 where I can go for advice or browse a good selection?

Cheers in advance.
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pushbikerider
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PostPosted: Mon 7th Jul 8:29pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
I'd say cr-mo or maybe carbon, that said on NZ roads, I'd keep the suspension forks
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PostPosted: Mon 7th Jul 8:49pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
or you can whip out the springs which would get rid of maybe 400-500g(if it has a spring in each leg) and make it a rigid, all without costing a cent Double Thumbs Up

doing that kind of thing does do funny things to the geometry too, so remember to readjust your seat and handle bar angles
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PostPosted: Thu 10th Jul 10:34am    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
Literally drop it, from about 10-15 feet above. then record the results.

A good Cr-mo fork with tapered tips can flex over bumps and smooth out your ride some-what. Carbon forks are expensive and if your only utility cycling then you can put your money elsewhere. If carbon chips then it can easily fail and being just a bike for everyday use then something more durable should be used. Cr-mo forks will be heavier but far more comfortable

Also go single speed/fixed gear or both to add to the simplicity of the bike.
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PostPosted: Thu 10th Jul 10:51am    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
I have two fully rigid bikes and love them - very very good for commuting too Smile

One has carbon (Pace) forks the other cromo. If you can find some Kona Project rigid cromos you'll be set Double Thumbs Up

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PostPosted: Thu 10th Jul 10:52am    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
If I was using it for just or even mainly commuting I would definatly move to rigids. Lighter and less to go wrong.


Its not like the suspension that comes on commuter bikes really does anything anyway.
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