Rigid Fork Conversion on my Hardtail

Steve swaps out his Fox 36 suspension fork with 160mm travel to a rigid fork! With Andrew Major's (https://meatengines.com/) help, we'll go over the how and the why of riding rigid.

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00:00 - Teaser
00:10 - Intro
00:36 - What is a rigid bike
01:10 - Double hardtail
01:26 - Comparison
02:26 - Front tire PSI
02:45 - No travel?
03:08 - Weight loss?
03:33 - How to convert to a rigid fork
03:48 - Measuring axle to crown
04:50 - Measuring axle to handlebar
07:38 - Next steps
07:49 - Rotors
09:43 - Front brakes
10:43 - Haf-Clip
12:07 - Remove fork
12:59 - Headset and crown races
14:03 - Purpose of crown races
14:37 - Putting on the crown race
14:56 - Real hammer for Geoff
15:22 - Headset cups
16:19 - Installing the fork
17:08 - Measuring axle to handlebar
17:28 - Live Like Vic
18:23 - Don't tighten bolts with ball ends
19:49 - Cable tie cutter comparison
21:34 - Brake levers
21:44 - Install wheel
22:29 - Align the brake
24:09 - Brake calliper alignment test
24:53 - Rotor shade
25:22 - Straighten stem
26:13 - Bottom bracket
27:14 - How long Andrew's been rigid biking
28:50 - Why do you ride a rigid bike?
30:21 - Rigid fork commitment
31:38 - Outro