A number of dealers have said they would take a look and would be able to sort this out. I have a set of wheels with disc hubs and the bike has disc mounts, but the mounts are pre ‘international standard’. I have a Gary Fisher Joshua F3 from new (bright orange from about 1998) and use this as a second bike that I would like to do up for winter riding in the mud. I wouldn’t put anything longer than 100mm on the Stumpy as it will upset the handling too much slackening the head angle, raising the bottom bracket, shortening the effective top tube when riding out of the saddle and lengthening the wheelbase.
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It may be a simple task that you can do in your shed, or it may need to be sent off, but the most it will cost would be £79.99, which includes a full service. Give the guys at Mojo a call on 01633 615815 for the details.
As an OEM fork (original equipment), the travel reduction - to 90mm - can be done in a couple of ways, either with a simple movable spacer or a shaft travel limiter. Rather than changing your fork for a new model, it is possible to increase the travel to 100mm. The next step would be a shorter stem, further increasing the effect. Swapping the bars for some sort of riser will give you a more heads-up position, reducing the amount of weight on your front wheel. There are a couple of things you could try to make your bike more ‘woods’ friendly.
What are your thoughts and can you give me any suggestions and let me know of any compromises I may face in making these changes. The bike came with the Fox Float 90mm forks that are obviously good and light for racing but I was wondering if there was any mileage in changing to a longer travel fork for what we do in the woods and I was also thinking of changing from the standard flat bars to low rise ones to suit this riding. Most of my riding takes place on the South Downs Way where the Stumpjumper seems at home however, we do cycle in local woods too - which are a lot more technical and where I think I could do with some sort of adjustment/upgrade? Hello! I recently bought a new standard 2006 Stumpjumper Hardtail - (had been looking at purchasing an Orange P7 for its all-round capabilities and dependability but was seduced by the Stumpjumper as it was considerably reduced to £799!)
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