over forks on a blackline ?

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Nov 12, 2011 | 05:55 AM

goats

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over forks on a blackline ?

just wondering if anyone here has put over forks on their blackline, and if so what did they think about the handling (as always pics would be cool)

i was thinking about 4 or 6" over forks myself

Nov 12, 2011 | 02:09 PM

poppavein

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One thing I've noticed with my Blackline, is that you have to be careful at low speeds since the front wheel tends to flop over.

Nov 12, 2011 | 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by poppavein

One thing I've noticed with my Blackline, is that you have to be careful at low speeds since the front wheel tends to flop over.

do you think over forks would make that worse?

Nov 12, 2011 | 07:37 PM

David_Martin

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Definately. It will want to flop on its own more and more as you increase the fork length without changing the rake.

Nov 13, 2011 | 07:00 AM

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hmm, so im looking at changing the rake at the same time, well it will help give it that stretched out look i like but i was kinda hoping to be able to do one without the other.

any idea why this model wants to flop more than some other models?

Nov 13, 2011 | 07:12 AM

jreichart

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Give this a quick read, it'll give you a pretty good overview of rake and trail, and how both can dramatically affect you're handling. Google "rake and trail calculators" to help you design a setup.