Travel mis-match ok? 6" front and 8" rear?

EarlofBarnet
EarlofBarnet Posts: 673
edited July 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
I've got a Santa Cruz Super 8 frame that I'm restoring and although I want to build it up I can't see me keeping it in the long term. I was going to buy a set of RS Pike's for it, but not too sure if the frame will be ok angle-wise if I run 6" travel at the front and 8" at the rear? What do you think? There is a fair bit of adjustment on the Super 8 frame, so should be able to tweak the angles a bit, but not sure if 2" of difference in travel between the front and rear is too much?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    dont be stupid. it would be so wrong on so many ways.

    the frame really needs Shiver DC or early Monsters it would just look wrong with SC forks on it. :wink:
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  • EarlofBarnet
    EarlofBarnet Posts: 673
    Funny you say that, as it did come with some Monsters on it. However epic-ly large they were, I fancied something lighter so just sold them on flea-bay:

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  • ricardo_smooth
    ricardo_smooth Posts: 1,281
    riding a jacked up rear bike........ I can see lots of OTB incidents ahead :lol:
  • EarlofBarnet
    EarlofBarnet Posts: 673
    Recon it would be level, as the rear of the bike is quite adjustable. Guess it does need 8" forks though.

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