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edscoble
Long timer lurker, never posted...
Couple of general questions, thinking of up building my son's 26er Trek mtb, it's quite a nice old F&F made of True Temper, V/canti mounts only...
Was wondering if I could get 27.5s in there, anyone got a ruler to hand to tell me what kind of fork/stays height from axles I'd need to get full mudguards & a medium width rim & tyre in there? The axle-crown on this fork is around 370mm... rear more like 360mm.
Also: what're my options don't mind V or Canti) for rasing rim brake height from brake bosses position down at 26" level?
Any help gratefully recieved.
Will post progress once I've started assembling parts. The frame's a cracker! Thinking of dynamo, rack, touring set up, mabe compact drops or swept-backs, probably with bar-end or thumbie 8sp, maybe single ring as I have a pair of midbleburns doing nothing. Think the kid needs proper full length cranks, going to get rid of his hybrid style Isla soon.