Short travel 700c trail rated fork

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Welccome to the forum.
It's always helpful to tell us where you ride, what type of riding you do, and riding experience/age/fitness level. If you...

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I came across this which may offer a way forward. It looks like they used just the BB portion of a BBS including the pawl clutch. Without the gear...

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Many of us are actually older. In your mid sixties it's quite refreshing to able to ride further and faster than you ever could before. It's the young...

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They're going to be mechanically connnected anyway AFAIK. The driver is steering and should have the throttle . Simplifies the wiring. No photo of the...

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My thinking is get 2 chainrings going on that rear BB and put the BBSHD in the front BB. 40T is the smalllest inset chainring. But the one you add in...

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Another suggestion for IGH chainline issues is to use narrow 8/9 speed chainrings, and narrow rear cogs so you can use the more flexible derailer 7/8/9...

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Could you post a photo of the driveline so we can see how the tandem is set up. It will help avoid wasting time on suggestions that won't work.
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There is another way to get a bike to shift at a stop.If your running 8/9 speed parts. Rapid Rise derailers ( Medium cage XTR aren't too hard to find)...

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I loaned mine to a very serious competitive cyclist who lives across the street. I noticed that when he brought it back it was in assist level 5/5. I...

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Look at some of the others. The Moto X comes in 2.7"x27.5 . There is probably something else in there.
https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_...

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Geometric is also the progression of power/ speed ratio due to wind resistance increasing geometrically Nice work. makes perfect sense..

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An affordable 63mm travel,1 1/8 steerer, disc brake fork with 30mm stanchions. There has been very little out there to upgrade the fork on a hybrid bike...

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I found this fork used on Trek DS4. ( DS=Dual Sport which was a Gary Fisher model). It's a trail rated 700c fork with 30mm stanchions, 63mm travel, lockout...

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Very nice bike.
Here's Sheldon Browns gear calculator which includes IGH hubs. You can enter your chainring, and several rear cog sizes and check...

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I use PAS 1/5 most of the time so I can take longer rides than I would otherwise. PAS 2 for strong headwinds or climbing overpasses and bridges ( no hills...

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I have no problem with QR on my bike. The vertical dropout is what locates the axle firmly. I did upgrade to Pinhead locking skewers, headset, and seatpost...

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My fake ones were a lot different than the 15 year old ones on my bike. They didn't say Avid (Redland), and had a cheap cable adjuster instead of seals...

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Here is a page of 50kph E bike tires at Schwalbe. Many of them don't come in a wide 27.5, but a few of them do.I like tires at least 2" wide. The...

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I ride in South Florida. Here's what I've found. Asphalt roads have enough texture that they provide the tread needed. Concrete not so much. The real...

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I would go to twist throttle for full time throttling.