larger fork travel question??
cj95
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Hi there
I have a 2009 trek 6500 hardtail which currently has forks with 80mm of travel. I have acquired a set of fox forks that have 120mm and hope to transfer these to my trek. What sort of effect would this have on my bike and would it be possible? I know people have put 100mm travel forks on these bikes without any issues before.
Anyone have any thoughts?
I have a 2009 trek 6500 hardtail which currently has forks with 80mm of travel. I have acquired a set of fox forks that have 120mm and hope to transfer these to my trek. What sort of effect would this have on my bike and would it be possible? I know people have put 100mm travel forks on these bikes without any issues before.
Anyone have any thoughts?
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Don't do it. It will ride like a barge and will not climb.
The head angle will be 2 degrees slacker as will the seat angle. Your weight will be further back.
A total pig to ride. Sell the forks or the bike and get something suitable."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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Pick the front of your bike up so tyre is 40mm from the floor with back on it. Look at the differences, it'll be a fair amount and translate like nick says, probably.0
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Chunkers1980 wrote:Pick the front of your bike up so tyre is 40mm from the floor with back on it. Look at the differences, it'll be a fair amount and translate like nick says, probably.
It is possible to shorten some fox forks from 120mm to 100mm-not sure if this can be done for yours though.
http://service.foxracingshox.com/consumers/Content/Service/QuickTech/FFloatAirSpgTravelAdj.htm0
