User Guide

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Frame sizes
Head angle
Seat angle
Standover
Seat tube
Head tube
Eff top tube
Chainstays
BB height
Offset
Trail
Wheelbase
Standover
Seat tube
Head tube
Eff top tube
Chainstays
BB height
Offset
Trail
Wheelbase
MILLIMETERSINCHES
S
70.0
71.5
380
100
529
400
306
45.0
62
993
15.0
3.9
20.8
15.7
12.0
1.8
2.5
39.1
Mt. Jam FS
Frame sizes
Head angle
Seat angle
Standover
Seat tube
Head tube
Eff top tube
Chainstays
BB height
Offset
Trail
Wheelbase
Standover
Seat tube
Head tube
Eff top tube
Chainstays
BB height
Offset
Trail
Wheelbase
MILLIMETERSINCHES
13B
70.0
72.0
606
335
90
524
405
272
45.0
62
983
23.9
13.2
3.5
20.6
15.9
10.7
1.8
2.5
38.7
Hardtails
For 2003
These Fishers will fit both smaller adults
and kids. They have been very well
accepted because they ride great, and remain
unchanged for 2003.
Geometry
These frames use a
geometry which delivers
performance for a smaller
rider. The head angles are
slightly slackened to allow
good off-road stability for
a rider with less upper
body strength. Standover
is maximized to allow a
rider to get on early, and
ride it for a longer period
of time as they grow.
Ride
These are real mountain
bikes, and that’s how they
ride. This is important,
because although we show
them in the Kids section
in the catalog, they have
the ride performance and
handling required to be
enjoyed by smaller adults.
Frame details
These bikes use hi-ten-
sile steel, and with a
Cro-Moly seat tube on
the hardtails. The advan-
tage of Cro-Moly steel
is higher tensile strength
and fatigue resistance; it’s
no more rigid than good
hi-tensile steel. For this
reason, we’ve only used
Cro-Moly in the seat tube,
which can see lots of flex-
ing as the seatpost quick
release is used. For the
rest of the bike, we’ve
focused on providing the
best ride for the cost.
By carefully designing the
frame geometry, tubing
wall thicknesses, and tub-
ing diameters, we’ve man-
aged to get a lot of ride
from a less expensive frame material. This
allows riders a viable high quality alternative
to chain store bikes which don’t ride nearly
as well.
Bike Fit
We remind you that the fit information
is for an average rider with the handlebars
adjusted to their highest possible position.
The rider fitting this bike may be several
inches taller than our recommendations due
to personal preference or other factors which
we can't readily predict. But we do expect
that a smaller rider would also fit a given
bike simply by lowering the handlebars.
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