MAR3NAS Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Hello there. Is there is a difference between the standard headtube and tapered on steel frames. Is it worth to upgrade? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Inspired haven't gone with a tapered fork on the Arcade, which should tell you all you need to know really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR3NAS Posted January 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Luke Rainbird said: Inspired haven't gone with a tapered fork on the Arcade, which should tell you all you need to know really. Yes on 24 wheels. But I'm on 26. I do big drops and tons of tricks. I'm 190cm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 depends what forks you're going to run...steel forks with a tapered steerer are harder to find if you ever went aftermarket plus they're a bit heavier and 1 1/8th is plenty strong in steel. If you want to use alloy, carbon or suspension forks in the future then go with tapered as they're stronger and more common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Marino was using a 2 piece fork that consisted of a bonding and a weld at the bottom on his steel forks that kept failing so he did go to tapered head tube on his trials models but has since resolved his issue and the standard forks are now much better. I have had last year an issue in communication with Marino and I would avoid ordering a frame off him. After seeing lots of recent posts regarding people buying frames and having a long wait time he has levelled up on my custom frame order. Resulting in my buying a frame elsewhere with the money set aside for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR3NAS Posted January 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Ali C said: depends what forks you're going to run...steel forks with a tapered steerer are harder to find if you ever went aftermarket plus they're a bit heavier and 1 1/8th is plenty strong in steel. If you want to use alloy, carbon or suspension forks in the future then go with tapered as they're stronger and more common Marino making tapered forks. I will be using only steel, because of the feel. If I end up buying arcade fork, I will use 1.1/8 tapered 1.5 to 1.1/8 headset. 1 hour ago, Paperclip said: Marino was using a 2 piece fork that consisted of a bonding and a weld at the bottom on his steel forks that kept failing so he did go to tapered head tube on his trials models but has since resolved his issue and the standard forks are now much better. I have had last year an issue in communication with Marino and I would avoid ordering a frame off him. After seeing lots of recent posts regarding people buying frames and having a long wait time he has levelled up on my custom frame order. Resulting in my buying a frame elsewhere with the money set aside for him. I have no other choice. I like 26 wheels and steel I hope they levelled up in good. Maybe in future inspired will make steel 26 frames/bikes Edited January 20, 2020 by MAR3NAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) Edited January 20, 2020 by Paperclip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 There’s now also this joker if you think he’ll do a better job of getting responses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ross McArthur said: There’s now also this joker if you think he’ll do a better job of getting responses? Oh LAWD. Is that a geo people want?! I know I'm not the target but cripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 Asked for Arcade geo, and that's what they get... All joking aside, the head angles on mtbs these days are nuts. Pink Bike even had a Alu full sus made with a SUUUUPER slack HA and massive WB, just to see if too far was TOO FAR. Looking fwd to seeing the results of their testing. I air on the conservative mtb geo myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 In fairness, they look no less ridiculous than most 1060+ trials bikes. Geometry seems a habit of going nuts. The Pinkbike film was quite entertaining, especially when he was showing the designs to the factory reps in Taiwan! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 So is that Marino Bikes UK account yours, Ross? Or are you not really involved with them now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 I'm not sure who runs that account... I gave my Vader away to Luke a couple of years ago and that was the last Marino I had. I just had a craving for riding older style alu frames like the Ashtons etc again, and wanted to build them better than I did the first time round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 There’s one reply to a question on one of the early FB posts by a Luke Pidgeon, not sure whether that’s who’s running it or just a helpful person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 20/01/2020 at 0:01 PM, Luke Rainbird said: Inspired haven't gone with a tapered fork on the Arcade, which should tell you all you need to know really. Tapered legs not steerer, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 Well yeah, tapered legs indeed. Not steerer as OP was after though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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