rock shox rebas
jakeeeeeee
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im thinking of asking for some rock shox reba sl's for christmas but im not sure how much travel to get. the dart 2 's i have on now have 80mm of travel and you can get the rebas with 80mm or 100mm. but the 80mm ones are £20 more. do you think my frame could take 100mm without cracking?by the way i have a giant XTC 4.5 2007 if that helps 
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It's 2cm, it won't snap you frame, but will affect the handling a bit, making it more stable at speed but turn slightly slower. Also make sure you get the QR and not bolt through Maxle version.And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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You can reduce 100mm rebas to 80mm anyway if you wish.0
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thanks for the advice guys. the 100mm ones are on at merlins cycles for £259.99 !!
the 80mm ones are on winstanleys for £279.99 !
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop ... 10_880.htm
http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/produ ... Forks_2010
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i'm running a Giant XTC 3.5 (same frame as the 4.5 i think?) and it came with 100mm Toras on, so it shouldn't be a problem!2010 Cube AMS Pro 125 RX
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can i change 80mm to 100mm ones ?????? :?:0
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Go for the 100's from Merlin you can add the travel adjuster to reduce it down to 80 as Sonic stated but if your frame will take 100mm try them at this to begin with you may enjoy the extra travel.0
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Or just eat lots of pies over Xmas and they will sag a bit more.I don't do smileys.
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It might be worth measuring the axle to crown height of your current forks then comparing it to the reba's.
You may find that the Darts have more stanchion showing than the travel they actually have and the axle to crown heights might be quite similar on 100mm.0 -
i have to say i do like the pie eating strategy. but I'll need to train for the national cyclo-cross champs over christmas so it might be a bit difficult
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