23" Agitator Install
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After a week at Scout camp with my sons than returning home to catch a summer cold I'm back to working on the bike again.
Here I'm setting my clearance. Close is close however with the stops in place that is as close as it will get... hopefully.
I picked up some material from McMaster Carr that needed to be turned down inside and outside.
This is the external stop assembly. The rubber prevents the metal on metal thump and allows for a soft landing when the air is dumped from the front end.
Here I'm setting my clearance. Close is close however with the stops in place that is as close as it will get... hopefully.
I picked up some material from McMaster Carr that needed to be turned down inside and outside.
This is the external stop assembly. The rubber prevents the metal on metal thump and allows for a soft landing when the air is dumped from the front end.
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Measuring my travel. I have a full three inches of travel. Without looking back at my notes that is a little less than I had with my 26". I could gain more travel with longer fork tubes if I find that I need more.
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The mounting of the tire. This proved to be a little more difficult than I had expected. A Youtube video helped me lol. My tire machine will take up to a 36" rim and a 38" tall tire. I use the machine more to hold the wheel than anything else as I still work the tire on the rim by hand (I'm not willing to try the machine and chance damaging the wheel).
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Aired up. What I ran into with my quest to get as much travel as possible is the that when the bike is aired up all the way the fork cans aren't long enough. These are the extended cans! I'll deal with that issues later as it's not a deal breaker for me right now. I know when I ride the bike it isn't at max height so I wont see the gap during normal use.
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The bottom of the fender is close to the ground. I am thinking this is because I have no air in the rear shocks. I say this as I know the fender was made with 3-3 1/2" of clearance. If for some reason the initial measurements were off I'll cut the fender so I have at least 3" of clearance. I usually set my fenders up with 3 1/2" simply because I use a 4x4 block of wood to hold them when I drill the holes.
