[rsu] Wilder Fork News

2001-11-01, 02:18 PM

To Those Interested,

Wilder fork news and information appears on the Muniac Manor
bulletin board in the forum "Tinkering & Projects". Enjoy. Later.

"The Muniac" (Scott Bridgman)

e-mail: scott@muniac.com web visit: http://www.muniac.com

Mountain UNIcycling ACtion

2001-11-01, 02:40 PM

Are these too small for a 26in tyre? Any ideas about doing something
similar to fit the monster 26x3 nokian gazzaloddi tyre? Although I guess
that tyre would put up the weight a bit, so maybe not be worth it.

Joe (who shouldn't even consider buying a new muni cos the unicycle
cupboard is full)

"Scott Bridgman" <scott@muniac.com> wrote in message
news:mailman.1004623803.14885.rsu@unicycling.org...
[color=blue]> To Those Interested,[/color]
[color=blue]>[/color]
[color=blue]> Wilder fork news and information appears on the Muniac Manor bulletin[/color]
[color=blue]> board in the forum "Tinkering & Projects". Enjoy. Later.[/color]
[color=blue]>[/color]
[color=blue]> "The Muniac" (Scott Bridgman)[/color]
[color=blue]>[/color]
[color=blue]> e-mail: scott@muniac.com web visit: http://www.muniac.com[/color]
[color=blue]>[/color]
[color=blue]> Mountain UNIcycling ACtion[/color]

2001-11-01, 02:59 PM

[color=blue]> The Gazz 26x3.0 is one big chunk of rubber and sort of defeats the[/color]
[color=blue]> purpose of trying to create a light weight setup. Then there is that[/color]
[color=blue]> big inner tube. The 24" version (and other similar DH tires) offers[/color]
[color=blue]> pretty much all of the advantages of wanting a 26" Gazz with a little[/color]
[color=blue]> less weight and rotational inertia. The fork won't clear the big 26"[/color]
[color=blue]> Gazz tire diameter but will fit other 26" DH tires like Kenda or[/color]
[color=blue]> Intense brands. If you use a standard mountain tire and a butyl light[/color]
[color=blue]> tube you can put a medium duty MUni together somewhere in the 11 pound[/color]
[color=blue]> range. Later.[/color]
[color={usenetquotecolor2}]> > "The Muniac" (Scott Bridgman)[/color]
[color={usenetquotecolor2}]> >[/color]
[color={usenetquotecolor2}]> > e-mail: scott@muniac.com web visit: http://www.muniac.com[/color]
[color={usenetquotecolor2}]> >[/color]
[color={usenetquotecolor2}]> > Mountain UNIcycling ACtion[/color]

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2001-11-01, 02:18 PM	#1
Scott Bridgman Newsgroup User Posts: n/a	To Those Interested, Wilder fork news and information appears on the Muniac Manor bulletin board in the forum "Tinkering & Projects". Enjoy. Later. "The Muniac" (Scott Bridgman) e-mail: scott@muniac.com web visit: http://www.muniac.com Mountain UNIcycling ACtion

2001-11-01, 02:40 PM	#2
Joe Marshall Newsgroup User Posts: n/a	Are these too small for a 26in tyre? Any ideas about doing something similar to fit the monster 26x3 nokian gazzaloddi tyre? Although I guess that tyre would put up the weight a bit, so maybe not be worth it. Joe (who shouldn't even consider buying a new muni cos the unicycle cupboard is full) "Scott Bridgman" <scott@muniac.com> wrote in message news:mailman.1004623803.14885.rsu@unicycling.org... [color=blue]> To Those Interested,[/color] [color=blue]>[/color] [color=blue]> Wilder fork news and information appears on the Muniac Manor bulletin[/color] [color=blue]> board in the forum "Tinkering & Projects". Enjoy. Later.[/color] [color=blue]>[/color] [color=blue]> "The Muniac" (Scott Bridgman)[/color] [color=blue]>[/color] [color=blue]> e-mail: scott@muniac.com web visit: http://www.muniac.com[/color] [color=blue]>[/color] [color=blue]> Mountain UNIcycling ACtion[/color]

2001-11-01, 02:59 PM	#3
Scott Bridgman Newsgroup User Posts: n/a	[color=blue]> The Gazz 26x3.0 is one big chunk of rubber and sort of defeats the[/color] [color=blue]> purpose of trying to create a light weight setup. Then there is that[/color] [color=blue]> big inner tube. The 24" version (and other similar DH tires) offers[/color] [color=blue]> pretty much all of the advantages of wanting a 26" Gazz with a little[/color] [color=blue]> less weight and rotational inertia. The fork won't clear the big 26"[/color] [color=blue]> Gazz tire diameter but will fit other 26" DH tires like Kenda or[/color] [color=blue]> Intense brands. If you use a standard mountain tire and a butyl light[/color] [color=blue]> tube you can put a medium duty MUni together somewhere in the 11 pound[/color] [color=blue]> range. Later.[/color] [color={usenetquotecolor2}]> > "The Muniac" (Scott Bridgman)[/color] [color={usenetquotecolor2}]> >[/color] [color={usenetquotecolor2}]> > e-mail: scott@muniac.com web visit: http://www.muniac.com[/color] [color={usenetquotecolor2}]> >[/color] [color={usenetquotecolor2}]> > Mountain UNIcycling ACtion[/color]

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