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Builder's Corner Restoration and preservation. Keep them running in perfect shape. What size is your bottom bracket? |
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What am I up against by putting a 80 mm of travel Marzocchi 2007 WC SL Corsa suspension fork in place of a Rock Shox on my Yo. I found one that was a special run from the factory with a 1 inch steerer tube. My frame is sussy corrected geometry.
Will this thing handle okay? |
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My 95 IF, which would be similar to a Yo! of the same age had an EFC on it from day one and it was fine. It now has a 440mm axle to crown Spicer fork and other than the fact that the fork is flexy it has a nice ride.
And that Spicer fork will go away soon.
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Tony,
I believe your frame is sus corrected to 63mm, is it not? Even if it is, by putting the 80mm fork on it, you'll only be slackening the HT angle by 1 degree, a change that many feel makes the Yo respond with more control and suppleness. Worst case scenario, you don't like it and take it off ![]() cheers, rody |
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Thanks Ya'll.
I'll probably give it a try. I am no true weight weenie, but the fork seems a little heavy to me at 3.3 pounds. From what I read the performance is suppose to be pretty good once you get it dialed in correctly. |
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How has the fork worked out? From what I understand you maybe can reduce the travel on that fork by moving spacers around or something. I was able to do the same thing on a RS SID to get it down to 60ish mm travel.
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It is heavier than my SID though. |
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