drowling23

I wanted my bike to have nice suspension, so instead of using a Bluto or Mastodon (no offense, but these are very average forks), I took an 80mm rim and laced it with an ordinary 110mm Boost hub. The idea was to put it on a Fox 27.5 PLUS fork. And it works. However...
The problem is that the spokes make a 90° angle with both the rim and the hub. As a consequence, the brake caliper gets in the way, so I've had to file it.
My question: how bad an idea was this? I can fix the scratching of the caliper with a 203mm rotor, but would it be better to, maybe, use a more narrow rim? Or is this generally a bad idea and not a strong wheel?
Reason I'm asking is I'm guessing nobody does this, people just use a 150mm front hub that doesn't have these issues.
Still, I'm curious.

unterhausen

that's a really interesting question, does the wheel stay true?

drowling23

It does (I think), would you expect it not to?

unterhausen

if the lack of bracing angle of the spokes was causing a problem, one likely issue would be that it wouldn't stay true.

drowling23

I don't think this is an issue right now.

rangie

The Mastodon pro is far better than the Bluto and will fit any tire and rim combo currently made. There's a right tool for the job in this situation.

That Fox fork will still only fit a 4" tire. No need for an 80mm rim on a tire that small.

Filing on a brake caliper to make things fit seems like a bad idea.

drowling23

I have installed the Mastodon Pro and it sucks as much as Bluto. Compared to the Fox FIT4 damper, those fatbike-specific forks are a joke. They're so bad it's not even funny, like there's a time delay before the forks start to work, small bump compliance is literally nowhere.

fietsbob

I'd have to see it, but I cannot.