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No Duh!!! But, I just took the second ride on my new Groovy Ho Down fork, and I'm going to say something....... I like it better than my BOI. This fork is awesome. It is so accurate and the braking is 100% better than my BOI was. I hit a killer little rock garden in the dark tonight and the fork stayed perfectly true to where I wanted it to go.
Thanks again Rody! If any of you get a chance, you need to have one of these forks !!! I will post mounted pictures tomorrow. --jim. |
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I'll have to chime in here with a second ride report. jh4rt swapped bikes with me during last night's ride. Not only does the fork track extremely well in the rough, it was butter smooth flying down a rocky fireroad.
My next rigid fork will be a Groovy!
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Jim,
Glad the fork worked out...let me know the width spacers you need and I'll turn down some for ya! The fork is a Groovy Ho Down rigid fork, a mix of my favorite elements from mtb's history; the scallopped dropouts of the Yo Eddy, the straight 25.4 blades of the Hardcore, and the box of the Fat Box Crown...yummy. Here's a pic of the fork in question at the shop... cheers, rody |
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Rody, I need to put some time aside to take a bunch of frame and fork measurements so we can figure out what you can do for my '85 drop bar Fat Kicker. I'm still not lovin' the ride...
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is it susp. corrected? i have a vicious cycles 1in on my mikkelsen. the fork is wonderfull BUT.. it raises the bb by 1/2in to a staggering 13in. coupled w/ 17.25 cs i am not that happy so i am going w/ an old specialized which is 2.5cm shorter and has more rake.
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have you tried it w/ a flat bar? i had a midge on my wicked and did not like the results. when i moved a flat bar to the wicked and the drops to another bike everything worked really well on both bikes... don't know why.
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It is not suspension corrected. It is made custom to be exactly the a-c and rake specs as the original BOI and Yo! forks. I can't say enough about Rody's help in getting everything measured and matched up. He can, of course, make you one which is suspension corrected as well. -j |
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Rody
That's a beautiful looking fork. Is it all TIG-welded? Maybe you should call it the Big Box Congrats Scott Bengtson |
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Scott,
The fork is all Tig made with a blend of straight gauge 4130 for the crown and custom butted fork legs fabbed by Fairing Industrial for me. I played with brazing in the scallops/drops but really it took more time with clean up than just tig'ing them in with no real advantage. The design really answers a couple of concerns I've had with segmented forks as it gives plenty of rigidity at the crown for a stable feeling and the butting allows flex in the lower third for a softer feel. Really happy with how they have turned out. I've got a few DJ guys on some heat treated 80 mm ones and they are loving them. Here's a couple of "in process" shots for ya. ![]() Colker, I can build what ever axel to crown you desire. Drop me a note at rody@groovycycleworks.com if you are interested. cheers, rody |
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Just making sure this stays at the top for a while. I rode it again today, and found myself looking for rock gardens and bumps to ride through. ;-)
--jimbo |
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