Yet another lowering question :p
I did the dogbones when I first purchased the bike. It worked good and I could touch tippy toes. I pretty much lived with it for 2 years and didn't think much of it.
But lately I've been wanting to go lower. I stand a towering 5'1" tall won't be growing any time soon :p
I set the sag as low as it wold go the other day which brought the bike down to the perfect height. Except for one problem, the spring is too short. It sits fine with the bike on the ground and hasn't bottomed out on me yet. But when I have to lift the bike up, etc... I now have to lift the bike an extra 5" or so.
My idea is to get some aircraft cable and put two cables which stop the rear from sagging all the way down when I lift the bike. I don't race and I ride all trails. I prefer to keep both wheels on the ground when possible.
Will this work?
I did the dogbones when I first purchased the bike. It worked good and I could touch tippy toes. I pretty much lived with it for 2 years and didn't think much of it.
But lately I've been wanting to go lower. I stand a towering 5'1" tall won't be growing any time soon :p
I set the sag as low as it wold go the other day which brought the bike down to the perfect height. Except for one problem, the spring is too short. It sits fine with the bike on the ground and hasn't bottomed out on me yet. But when I have to lift the bike up, etc... I now have to lift the bike an extra 5" or so.
My idea is to get some aircraft cable and put two cables which stop the rear from sagging all the way down when I lift the bike. I don't race and I ride all trails. I prefer to keep both wheels on the ground when possible.
Will this work?