Philip. Hope calipers are 160mm only and are made specifically with one version each for front and rear. No mounting plates are used they are directly mounted to the frame / fork. If you use a mounting plate the brakes will not operate correctly.

Howdy! We don’t have a deposit function available with our website software but if you shoot us a note through the contact form we can get that going for you.

We’re happy to do fit consultations via email as well. Shoot us key metrics like height and inseam and any other notes you have and we can get the conversation going.

Thanks!

Ian,
Both the steel and Ti frames are tested to the same standards so your concerns about steel being less up to the task than Ti isn’t necessary. Even at 200lbs + gear you won’t overwhelm the capabilities of either frame and we leave generous margin of error overhead in our weight ratings above and beyond the stated weight limit (250 rider / gear) so that not only ourselves but also the customer has peace of mind.

Thanks!

Mark,

Thanks for the note. Our inbox shows that we’ve replied to everyone so perhaps our response went to your Spam folder?
Our next batch of TD3 are due late March or early April.
If our emails aren’t getting through could you email me at steve@rodeo-labs.com and I’ll make sure we get this conversation moving again.
Thanks!

Unfortunately we don’t have a solve for that. We would check with Burly for any advice they can offer.

Steve. Flaanimal has a clamp on style front derailleur so there is really no limitation on how low you place the derailleur on the tube. You shouldn’t have any issues with the 46/30.

There is no internal threading in the crown of any Spork, they are all designed for a through bolt. The 1.2 is counter sunk at the back for a flush mounted head of the bolt with the bolt threads protruding through the front of the fork and into the rack or headlight mount.

There are no more 54cm Flaanimal 4.1 available. We only have one remaining 48cm at the time of writing this and when that frame is sold we will archive the Flaanimal 4.1 page. Flaanimal has moved to the 5.0 specification in 2020 and beyond.

The Praxis chainrings are the only chainrings that we’ve been able to verify to work with the new Shimano 12 speed. If Easton updates their rings to work with Shimano 12 speed there should be no reason that the crank wouldn’t be awesome for the application. Easton cranks take Raceface rings as well so it is worth checking if Raceface makes Shimano 12spd rings.

It is not possible to route through the steer tube and out the lower brake port on Spork 3.0. The steer tube does not open to the inner crown area.