changing fork length on a retro rigid

Norther200
Norther200 Posts: 8
edited September 2015 in MTB workshop & tech
Hi,
I was trying to get some advice on swapping a fork. I have an old 1995 retro aluminium bike with a 400mm crown to drop-out fork, steel. Would it make much difference if I fitted a carbon fibre fork, same rake but with a length of 42.5mm, which i believe is standard now ? Will the extra 25mm make the bike unridable or dangerous ??

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Small change, shouldn't make much of a difference.
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  • Norther200
    Norther200 Posts: 8
    Looks like ill give it a go. Saves buying a new bike when ive got this newly powder-coated retro with better spec stuff than than my 300 quid budget would buy.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    1995 may well be 1" steerer head tube, what size is the steerer on the forks?
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  • Norther200
    Norther200 Posts: 8
    1995 maybe a bit of a early estimate, its an old peugeot aluminium, might be 1998-2000. It's deffo 1 1/8, i fitted the headset last year.

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