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Title: Forks. Footjams, aka toe jams, aka jammed toes
Post by: Cellmember on July 26, 2015, 09:27:12 PM: Talking about most new forks designed to fit larger tyres and with that said the spacing between tyre and steerer if running a smaller size of tyre like me 2.2" makes for fun times with toe jams literally, what are your thoughts on this, do you run moto tyres, do you like the look or if your like me do you like the pain ?

Yeah I've got a bar-end in there but as for looks, it looks like shit, not liking the awesome gap from tyre to steerer but it does save my toes as I've jammed them many times.
Title: Re: Forks. Footjams, aka toe jams, aka jammed toes
Post by: weedbix on July 27, 2015, 04:54:52 AM: I thought I was in a bluemeate thread for a second there
Title: Re: Forks. Footjams, aka toe jams, aka jammed toes
Post by: streetStreet on July 27, 2015, 09:50:32 AM: It's all about the footwear, bud.
Title: Re: Forks. Footjams, aka toe jams, aka jammed toes
Post by: paranoidmexican on July 27, 2015, 12:31:35 PM: front brakes :)
Title: Re: Forks. Footjams, aka toe jams, aka jammed toes
Post by: dude... on July 27, 2015, 06:58:06 PM: it took me about 3 sets of forks and 4 tyres to learn them without hurting my toes, and that was only on flatbanks like 10 years ago. i dont know how people can do them and still have toenails, i think its something about jamming the foot in sideways
Title: Re: Forks. Footjams, aka toe jams, aka jammed toes
Post by: Tall Opinion on July 28, 2015, 05:36:30 PM: ^Yep. Gotta jam your foot in sideways. Half the time I ride, I ride in Vans Authentics and I've never had an issue. On that note though, fuck this monster truck tire trend.
Title: Re: Forks. Footjams, aka toe jams, aka jammed toes
Post by: ginger on July 28, 2015, 06:32:15 PM: Who jams with the toe? Crazy idiots.
Title: Re: Forks. Footjams, aka toe jams, aka jammed toes
Post by: Cellmember on July 29, 2015, 11:06:32 PM: Quote from: ginger on July 28, 2015, 06:32:15 PM
Who jams with the toe? Crazy idiots.

Fwoosh, straight over.
Title: Re: Forks. Footjams, aka toe jams, aka jammed toes
Post by: Cellmember on July 29, 2015, 11:10:08 PM: Quote from: Tall Opinion on July 28, 2015, 05:36:30 PM
^Yep. Gotta jam your foot in sideways. Half the time I ride, I ride in Vans Authentics and I've never had an issue. On that note though, fuck this monster truck tire trend.

Even then the little one can be pinched, I'm on Etnies numer mids shitty frontend doesn't help.
Title: Re: Forks. Footjams, aka toe jams, aka jammed toes
Post by: Cellmember on July 29, 2015, 11:11:08 PM: Quote from: paranoidmexican on July 27, 2015, 12:31:35 PM
front brakes :)

Done fronts a while back, will do again, just need f25's.