Yeah, I'm not really a fan of the SB130LR. I mean, over-fork the SB130 for sure, but I think most folks who have tried both stroke setups (shock eye-to-eye is the same) will tell you the suspension works better as an SB130. It's relatively cheap to experiment either way since it adds nothing cost-wise to a routine 100hr service that, of course, most riders are doing anyways because they want their bike to perform its best (haha).
Don't let anything about this project take away from the fact that the SB130 is a great bike.
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To your other points, I think you sum up the disconnect well in this paragraph:
"To your point I think all the fuss of putting a 130/140mm fork on it and angling it out just to run a 29er seems like a lot of effort for that extra bit of ability to roll over things not worth the trouble without really knowing if it turns out great. If it does you have an opportunity for newer geo on a much cheaper bike. I personally think the bike is fantastic on the shore with the 150mm pike that it has now and no other changes but it's owner is looking for something more."
These sort of projects - which unlike the SB104BBR are usually just cloud drawing exercises - have nothing to do with whether a bike is fantastic or not. The SB130 is a great bike, the Process 111/134/153 are great bikes (even if they don't have a bottle mount in the front triangle).
Likewise, there is no "fuss" or "a lot of effort" when the process is the goal as much, or more, than the product.
Nov. 24, 2021, 6:42 p.m. - Andrew Major
Yeah, I'm not really a fan of the SB130LR. I mean, over-fork the SB130 for sure, but I think most folks who have tried both stroke setups (shock eye-to-eye is the same) will tell you the suspension works better as an SB130. It's relatively cheap to experiment either way since it adds nothing cost-wise to a routine 100hr service that, of course, most riders are doing anyways because they want their bike to perform its best (haha). Don't let anything about this project take away from the fact that the SB130 is a great bike. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- To your other points, I think you sum up the disconnect well in this paragraph: "To your point I think all the fuss of putting a 130/140mm fork on it and angling it out just to run a 29er seems like a lot of effort for that extra bit of ability to roll over things not worth the trouble without really knowing if it turns out great. If it does you have an opportunity for newer geo on a much cheaper bike. I personally think the bike is fantastic on the shore with the 150mm pike that it has now and no other changes but it's owner is looking for something more." These sort of projects - which unlike the SB104BBR are usually just cloud drawing exercises - have nothing to do with whether a bike is fantastic or not. The SB130 is a great bike, the Process 111/134/153 are great bikes (even if they don't have a bottle mount in the front triangle). Likewise, there is no "fuss" or "a lot of effort" when the process is the goal as much, or more, than the product.