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Dylansbob 
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My recent auction puchased Moab 2, with a drop conversion. I pulled the Rockshox and installed this trials fork with the same ACD. Stem is an On-one UK version of the VO Cigne, flared bars are the house-branded ones off my Polygon. Long-pull Tektro levers and 8spd Shimano barcons round out the changes from stock. Will have to swap to a rd FD at some point if I keep it, or set it up as a wide double; since the barcons don't pull enough for the old STX FD.
Ride-wise, it really, really reminds me of when the Fargos first came out. It's stupidly comfy on the road getting to the trails and was not bad offroad. Still, I don't know if I'll keep it this way. The compact geometry and yard-long seatpost is just too aesthetically radical for me.



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