Does anybody out there know if the 1994 Pro FRO is a suspension corrected frame? I know that Yeti spec'ed it with a Manitou II in the catalog, and I believe that Answer continued to make the Accu-trax until late 1993. Was the frame still made for that rigid fork, or were the angles changed for the Manitou? Or...was the Manitou II such a short travel fork that correcting the geometry wasn't a big issue then?
Wondering what a Tange Switchblade would feel like on the '94....Anyone ever try using a Manitou II crown with Switchblade legs?
I have an older Yeti (pre suspension) with a Bontrager composite fork (similar to your Switchblade) installed and set up as a singlespeed. I love the feel of this ride.
Related to your dilemma, I have a '95 Bontrager frame (suspension corrected) that I plan to put the bontrager composite fork on. I did a search here and found a scanned magazine article reviewing the Bontrager fork, that said something to the affect of, "the beauty of this fork is that the legs can be moved within the crown to change the geometry." You can slide the legs down a bit and eek out a few mm to reduce the difference. I plan to give it a try and see how it rides.
I also found references here where people have used the old Manitou crowns with Bontrager or Switchblade legs. I considered that too since I also have a Manitou crown laying around and another set of Bontrager legs.
Folks with sense may say no, but I'd give it a try and see what happens.
I have an older Yeti (pre suspension) with a Bontrager composite fork (similar to your Switchblade) installed and set up as a singlespeed. I love the feel of this ride.
Related to your dilemma, I have a '95 Bontrager frame (suspension corrected) that I plan to put the bontrager composite fork on. I did a search here and found a scanned magazine article reviewing the Bontrager fork, that said something to the affect of, "the beauty of this fork is that the legs can be moved within the crown to change the geometry." You can slide the legs down a bit and eek out a few mm to reduce the difference. I plan to give it a try and see how it rides.
I also found references here where people have used the old Manitou crowns with Bontrager or Switchblade legs. I considered that too since I also have a Manitou crown laying around and another set of Bontrager legs.
Folks with sense may say no, but I'd give it a try and see what happens.
Hey Joe,
Careful with the Manitou crown as those forks got a big part of their offset on the lowers. You'd probably end up with .75" of offset or something when you need 1.25". The early Rockshox got all their offset in the crown, like a Bontrager fork. In fact the first Rockshox used genuine Bontrager crowns. The later Rockhsox, from the Judy on, got some offset in the crown and some in the lowers like a Manitou.
One option you have, this will require some money, is to have a local builder make you some longer legs for your Bontrager crown. You could make them taper (like the originals) or you could make them the same 1" diameter all the way down. You could even have em put disc mounts on it if youre looking to go that route.
You're absolutely right about the off-set from the crown. I obviously didn't think that through well enough. Thanks for pointing that out.
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