Fork crown/axle height
Hi all.
I'm just building up a bargain tifosi ck1 frame as a winter cross bike but need a bit of advice please re forks.
The Tifosi fork that comes with the complete bike is heavy although available (thanks Malcolm @ the cycle clinic) so I thought that I might use the kinesis pure cx instead. It's cheaper and about 400g lighter. They both have the same rake of 45mm, but the tifosi has a c2a of 388 whilst the kinesis is 405.
Will 17mm difference c2a height with the same rake make a huge difference to handling? Presumably, it will make handling a bit slower but I've no idea how much. Is it best to stick with the fork intended for the bike?
I'm just building up a bargain tifosi ck1 frame as a winter cross bike but need a bit of advice please re forks.
The Tifosi fork that comes with the complete bike is heavy although available (thanks Malcolm @ the cycle clinic) so I thought that I might use the kinesis pure cx instead. It's cheaper and about 400g lighter. They both have the same rake of 45mm, but the tifosi has a c2a of 388 whilst the kinesis is 405.
Will 17mm difference c2a height with the same rake make a huge difference to handling? Presumably, it will make handling a bit slower but I've no idea how much. Is it best to stick with the fork intended for the bike?
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Adding 20mm of fork length decreases the headtube angle by about a degree - would make it less nippy for tight turns in CX but probably make it handle better on slower, offroad conditions. Most CX forks are in the region of 400-405mm to give decent tyre clearance. I'd quite happily ride either.Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0
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Thanks for that - sounds like you don't think it's going to be too much of a problem then....0
