How to ruin a great xc bike

rockmonkeysc
rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
edited May 2014 in MTB general
Spotted this on ebay. What sort of goon puts a 6" fork and 3" riser bars on an Anthem? It must ride like a chopper.
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/121332721493?nav=SEARCH
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  • abarth_1200
    abarth_1200 Posts: 370
    Looks alright to me, maybe a little ott on the riser bars
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    6" forks will make a 4" bike ride terrible if they don't cause the head tube to fail.
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  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    Easy to drop them to 100-120mm though. It does raise the question of what it's been used for though and whether frame has already cracked
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    That must feel really weird to ride. Why not just get a Trance if you want more travel?

    Road - Dolan Preffisio
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    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    That isn't ruined, it's UPGRADED, it says so in the item title!
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    njee20 wrote:
    That isn't ruined, it's UPGRADED, it says so in the item title!

    By that logic a Super Monster T is the ultimate upgrade.
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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Far be it from me to disagree with eBay!
  • alexthebear
    alexthebear Posts: 349
    I'm about to put a 140mm Pike 426 onto my Spesh camber is that classed as ruined? Granted I have a low rise set of bars but still not far off what matey has done.
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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    edited May 2014
    No, Cambers aren't designed around 100mm forks, but 120, and some have had 140mm forks, so you're adding less than 20% to the stock travel, eBay man has added 50% to what the frame was designed around.
  • alexthebear
    alexthebear Posts: 349
    njee20 wrote:
    No, Cambers aren't designed around 100mm forks, but 120, and some have some with 140mm forks, so you're adding less than 20% to the stock travel, eBay man has added 50% to what the frame was designed around.

    Ah I see, good to know cheers
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  • anj132
    anj132 Posts: 299
    This is how to upgrade an XC bike.

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  • Huckfinn
    Huckfinn Posts: 142
    Anj132 - thats not yours is it? Double crown on a xc hardtail, that is one way to ruin a xc bike
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Oh god.....I want to put the bike down to save it from the misery being inflicted upon it.

    To paraphrase from a great book and film (Dicky Attenborough at his very best) - the Bike that died of shame!
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.

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