fork trouble.

colker · October 27th, 2006, 5:05 PM

i built my wicked lite w/ a vicious cycles fork. according to vicious, their 1in fork is a match for ANY frame built from 90-96, mtn bikes of course.
don't think so.. handling was bad. swapped for a specialized direct drive. check the difference:

fatf**knchance · October 27th, 2006, 6:50 PM

are you getting rid of the vicious fork? the raked fork steers a little slower. straight forks always seem twitchy. nice bike!

colker · October 27th, 2006, 7:05 PM

i don't know what i am going to do w/ the vicious fork.
it's supple and beautifull but not for the wicked. short rake and too tall. actually it's much slower than the curved fork. good for technical slow stuff but it messes too much w/ tyhe wicked geometry and i didn't like it. it could work on a yo eddy though.

BillyD · October 28th, 2006, 4:43 PM

I had a suspension corrected fork on my wicked originally (not the right fork for the bike). Rode, turned, and climbed terrible.

Non suspension corrected is what the Wicked was designed around. Also wicked forks always came with a lot of rake. 45mm worth of rake. The Yo came with about 35mm or so.

I believe Vicious Cycles thought they were giving you the right fork. But, they failed to realize the Wicked was based on a non suspension corrected fork. As a result the fork changed the angles and ride characteristics of your Wicked.

BillyD · October 28th, 2006, 4:48 PM

Thanks for posting the before and after pics. I can really see the diffence. The Vicious really changed the angles and made the front taller.

colker · October 28th, 2006, 7:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyD

I had a suspension corrected fork on my wicked originally (not the right fork for the bike). Rode, turned, and climbed terrible.

Non suspension corrected is what the Wicked was designed around. Also wicked forks always came with a lot of rake. 45mm worth of rake. The Yo came with about 35mm or so.

I believe Vicious Cycles thought they were giving you the right fork. But, they failed to realize the Wicked was based on a non suspension corrected fork. As a result the fork changed the angles and ride characteristics of your Wicked.

they state their fork will fit bikes made from 90/96. i emailed them telling year and model.otoh i bought it at a very nice price from pisgah boy (poster here) and don't feel any bad about it.

headtube · October 28th, 2006, 8:34 PM

You're probably looking at an axle to crown length of 385mm - 392mm with a rake of 43 - 45mm for the proper handling. Most frames of that era had those specs.

TealisReal · October 29th, 2006, 10:24 PM

It's tough to find the proper fork length specs nowadays. And it is a bad assumption that all frames in a certain era had the same fork length. In 1993 at least, the Wickeds had longer forks than the Yo's, but neither was technically suspension corrected.

October 27th, 2006, 6:50 PM	#2
fatf**knchance Senior Member Join Date: October 2nd, 2004 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 109	are you getting rid of the vicious fork? the raked fork steers a little slower. straight forks always seem twitchy. nice bike! __________________ YO EDDY #115Y4M WICKED #414W08

October 28th, 2006, 4:43 PM	#4
BillyD Member Join Date: October 7th, 2004 Location: Wallingford, CT USA Posts: 98	I had a suspension corrected fork on my wicked originally (not the right fork for the bike). Rode, turned, and climbed terrible. Non suspension corrected is what the Wicked was designed around. Also wicked forks always came with a lot of rake. 45mm worth of rake. The Yo came with about 35mm or so. I believe Vicious Cycles thought they were giving you the right fork. But, they failed to realize the Wicked was based on a non suspension corrected fork. As a result the fork changed the angles and ride characteristics of your Wicked. __________________ Wicked #341W11

October 28th, 2006, 4:48 PM	#5
BillyD Member Join Date: October 7th, 2004 Location: Wallingford, CT USA Posts: 98	Thanks for posting the before and after pics. I can really see the diffence. The Vicious really changed the angles and made the front taller. __________________ Wicked #341W11

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October 27th, 2006, 7:05 PM	#3
colker Senior Member Join Date: June 1st, 2006 Location: rio de janeiro Posts: 1,043	i don't know what i am going to do w/ the vicious fork. it's supple and beautifull but not for the wicked. short rake and too tall. actually it's much slower than the curved fork. good for technical slow stuff but it messes too much w/ tyhe wicked geometry and i didn't like it. it could work on a yo eddy though.

October 28th, 2006, 8:34 PM	#7
headtube Member Join Date: October 12th, 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 42	You're probably looking at an axle to crown length of 385mm - 392mm with a rake of 43 - 45mm for the proper handling. Most frames of that era had those specs.

October 29th, 2006, 10:24 PM	#8
TealisReal New Member Join Date: April 20th, 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 9	It's tough to find the proper fork length specs nowadays. And it is a bad assumption that all frames in a certain era had the same fork length. In 1993 at least, the Wickeds had longer forks than the Yo's, but neither was technically suspension corrected.

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