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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Most tandems have the necessary strength to fit a triple clamp. Do check though ;-)
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  • grazo22
    grazo22 Posts: 50
    I have 100mm travel forks on my bike and when I emailed merida about what the max the frame could take they said 140mm. I assume this is because it would stress the frame. Email giant to see what they say you frame can take. Put in the serial number of the frame.

    :D
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  • grazo22
    grazo22 Posts: 50
    Theres this guy who rides around exeter with a cheap saracen and boxxers or something mental on it

    That is so funny!
    I wish I could afford the hope factory :(
  • hoathy
    hoathy Posts: 776
    grazo22 wrote:
    I have 100mm travel forks on my bike and when I emailed merida about what the max the frame could take they said 140mm. I assume this is because it would stress the frame. Email giant to see what they say you frame can take. Put in the serial number of the frame.

    :D

    might not get all that far e-mailing giant, what with it being a trek frame...

    My girlfriend used to have a 4500, i wouldn't have but more than 100mm on that... it would have made the front end all weird.
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  • hoathy
    hoathy Posts: 776
    supersonic wrote:
    Most tandems have the necessary strength to fit a triple clamp. Do check though ;-)

    yes, its a bit of an oldie, but definately a goodie! its a steel frame (see pic in my signiture). I feel the priority should be getting some chainsets though...
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  • le_doc
    le_doc Posts: 11
    nice thread... so its a nice place for my first post to land :)


    ive got an 05 kona fire mountain that ive been adding to for a while now, i would really like to up the travel at the front from 100 to 120.. im guessing this should be fine?

    anyone think i should reconsider?

    i think the head tube angle is just shy of 69 degrees.



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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    It would slacken an already slack head angle off. The frame could probably take it strength wise, but I'd guess it would handle like a barge.
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  • drtyEddy
    drtyEddy Posts: 35
    so the main thing to look at to see wether a bike can take longer forks is a steep head angle, and then when you put the long forks 130mm on it slackens it a bit and is still steerable! (is that a word?)
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    and if the frame if strong enough. and other things, it is not ABC.
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  • ddw
    ddw Posts: 48
    i always assumed it down to simple leverage ratios, ie the fork being the lever against the head tube, so longer leaver equals more stress. but cheers to Hoathy for that in depth explanation! makes perfect sense!
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