Question bout hardtail frame/ Dual crown forks

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i was just looking at a beefy freeride hardtail frame, and it said warnty would be void if you
installed a set of dual crown shocks, the frame is just as strong as any full-suspension frame,
anyone have any ideas why if would void a warranty? only reason i can see it its an excuse for
them to say its not their problem if anything at all happens to your frame, and nothing really do
do w/ using the dual crown forks? :-s

Not all hardtails are built the same...... you should've got something like
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fsjosh said:

i was just looking at a beefy freeride hardtail frame, and it said warnty would be void if you
installed a set of dual crown shocks, the frame is just as strong as any full-suspension frame,
anyone have any ideas why if would void a warranty? only reason i can see it its an excuse for them
to say its not their problem if anything at all happens to your frame, and nothing really do do w/
using the dual crown forks? :-s

Nope, there is a difference. On a single crown fork, the forces placed on the headset are limited to
what the relatively small steer tube can handle. On a triple crown fork, the stresses are
considerably higher, using the lower race as a fulcrum and the three tubes (two of which are much
larger and stiffer than a steer tube) to try to wrench the upper race forward on a big hit.

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fsjosh said:

i was just looking at a beefy freeride hardtail frame, and it said warnty would be void if you
installed a set of dual crown shocks, the frame is just as strong as any full-suspension frame,

I take it you were there when they carried out all their design work and stress-testing then?

anyone have any ideas why if would

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void a warranty?

Because it's not designed to take dual crown forks? Dual crown forks increase the stress on the head
tube with increased length, altered angles and added leverage.

only reason i can see it its an excuse for them to say its

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not their problem if anything at all happens to your frame,

Exactly. Because it's not designed to take dual crown forks.

and nothing

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really do do w/ using the dual crown forks? :-s

Are you really that stupid?

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