tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post3072324164181010519..comments2024-03-29T08:27:42.764-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Bikes Of 2019: Noble Bikes GX5Guitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-80364029894661288602022-10-25T12:51:45.180-05:002022-10-25T12:51:45.180-05:00@Unknown - Yes, I assume that you have a Noble GX5...@Unknown - Yes, I assume that you have a Noble GX5? Anyway....<br /><br />That bike will easily take up to a 47mm tire. Now, mind you- a 47mm will leave you VERY LITTLE FRAME CLEARANCE! So, maybe not ideal for a sandy/muddy event, but a 43mm? Yeah, that should be no issue. <br /><br />At least that's been my experience with the Noble GX5Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-5592312326385902842022-10-25T12:47:51.774-05:002022-10-25T12:47:51.774-05:00Can you comment on fitting a larger tire? I have a...Can you comment on fitting a larger tire? I have a sandy race coming up and have been running 38s but wondering if I can fit a 43 in there??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914971298548916330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-12951964868163580912019-12-24T13:59:48.501-05:002019-12-24T13:59:48.501-05:00@Skidmark- That's a great question. I suppose ...@Skidmark- That's a great question. I suppose it would have to be strengthened at the points where cages would mount, certainly. I would think that, in the case of carbon fiber, that you would have to test the fork with whatever weight limitation you were wanting to achieve. (Example- 15lbs or just 10lbs)<br /><br />I see what you are driving at here though. That "if" this fork had accessory mounts maybe it wouldn't ride as nicely. Yes?<br /><br />My thought, if that is a "yes" above, is that carbon can be tuned, or so we're told, to do whatever you want, within reason. I think it is reasonable to expect that, given enough money and R&D, that we could have a load carrying capability AND comfort. So, I believe such a carbon fork could be made. Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-88394268352588895892019-12-24T12:48:24.743-05:002019-12-24T12:48:24.743-05:00Greets GT, As to the fork on the Noble GX5, Would ...Greets GT, As to the fork on the Noble GX5, Would you say that a fork with bottle cage bosses would need to be built more robustly than if the aim was a more minimalist design?Skidmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506271557873306872noreply@blogger.com