Rigid fork

karljeff72
karljeff72 Posts: 64
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My hybrid came with Suntour Nex 700cc forks the ones with no lockout,as I just use it for roads and tow paths I thought of installing a rigid fork.
I found an air bike fork and it measures 440mm from crown to dropout but my nex forks measures 449mm.
Will this be a problem and my front end dropping?


Thanks

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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    edited September 2022
    Suspension forks will have some sag while you are riding, so a rigid replacement should be shorter. Normal recommendation would be about 20% of the suspension drop I think, so you are probably going to end up higher, not lower.
  • karljeff72
    karljeff72 Posts: 64
    Cheers for that, I can just take a spacer off my stem if so.

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