Thread: 5 Spot and big forks

Quote: Originally Posted by derby Hey Dave! Sweet bike! I've found earlier this year on my 3 year old DWLinker having the exact same geometry as the 5-Spot, and now with Lyrik coil for over 6 months, that bumping the seat rearward about an inch from post center and going to an inch shorter stem gives me the familiar climbing position over the pedals I was used to for many years with my old horst link with 73 degree seat tube angle. The...

Thanks man, I'm really liking it so far!

Very interesting. I just went from a Talas 32 150 to a Lyric 2step and found it a better climber with the bigger fork but was thinking that the extra weight and stiffness up front helped with the climbs. I'm pretty confused as to why it would climb better slacked out. I did use it at 115 too on the Lyric and it felt really good there as well, it didn't stick in like the Talas would on little rocks. I guess a big fork just works well...

Seeing as how I started with the 160mm Talas it's hard for me to compare to a Spot equipped with a 150mm fork. I've never noticed or considered an adverse effect from the higher BB. If anything I'd say that as chunky as our trails are it's another benefit. As far as the bike climbing faster that's a little confusing to me as well. Not sure why the additional 10mm would make it faster. Have you run the Clutch in the rear?

Quote: Originally Posted by DGC Well, no for the tire in the rear. Today riding I caught a few pebbles in the mouth....doh!!!! It throws small stuff up like crazy, keep the the very rocky slab stuff and no problem. I still have a HR 2.35 in the rear. I want to try the normal version of the Clutch but Specy was out of them. The *control* version is around 700 grams, 2bliss ready, and harder rubber. The SX version I have does feel quite damp,...

LeeLikesBikes has a writeup on the Clutch: http://www.leelikesbikes.com/new-tir...clutch-23.html Back on topic... DGC, you say it actually climbs faster/better with the Lyrik @ 160mm? That seems so counterintuitive - I wonder why that is?

Quote: Originally Posted by DGC I had the Marzocchi with the lock down ECC....remember that? The fork would hold down at the position you pushed it down to. So you could get that 5 inch fork reduced to 3/4 of its travel. It too had the same effect, but the ECC was able to reduce the fork farther than current forks can. I've never used an adjustable travel fork to experience firsthand what you're talking about, but I remember lots of...

Quote: Originally Posted by DGC That tire is sweet. It is a Specialized Clutch SX 2.3. Tread pattern looks quite similar to a Schwalbe Big Betty, another pebble throwing tire.

Hey Dave! Sweet bike! I've found earlier this year on my 3 year old DWLinker having the exact same geometry as the 5-Spot, and now with Lyrik coil for over 6 months, that bumping the seat rearward about an inch from post center and going to an inch shorter stem gives me the familiar climbing position over the pedals I was used to for many years with my old horst link with 73 degree seat tube angle. The host link would squat a degree or so...

I would be interested in trying the clutch as well. Not much feedback on it thus far. Love to hear a full review once you get more time on it.