Ever since I tried a hardtail with a big fork, I have been hooked. The Rig was very old and beat up and likely to break on me in the near future, so I started looking in the classifieds.
I found a Simon Bar Frame used at a great price.
These look cool, but are a total PIA to adjust. I hope I never change gearing again. I can't see breaking or slipping them. I filed off about 1-2mm on the front of the slider itself to get the chainstay to 16.85 for 32X21 gearing. The yolk fit a 2.25 Nevegal fine, but began to rub with a 2.25 Bontrager 29-3. Soooooo, I had to modify the yolk itself some. The Black line is about where it started.
Do you think Frank will mind that I filed off part of this yolk? The more important question is: will it fail here? The thing is pretty beefy so I doubt it.
Raw finish is a bit on the grungy side.
BB 12.9" with 120mm fork.
HTA around 68-69.
ETT 23.5
First ride tomorrow is attempted 60 mile epic, so I hope I have it set up correctly.
In other news, I cracked the Milk Money main frame, so that is off for repair. Hopefully I will get another year of two out of it prior to replacement.
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