X01 AXS Groupset DT180 hubs to newmen advanced sl 25 rims with berd spokes extralite stem mcfk handlebar sensus lite grips s works renegade 29x2.3 tires one up 210mm dropper with s work power arc saddle 120mm sid ultimate cane creek 40 headset candy 3 pedals sram level ultimate brakes with floating centerlock sram rotors
stock rock shox deluxe shock which will get a sidluxe at some point
Thinking of getting a new bike but I kind of want to reduce the travel on it from 180mm to 170mm. It has a 65mm stroke shock on it so I would reduce that to 62.5mm to get about 173mm of travel. Also the bike has a high and low BB mode. I would want to run it in low setting to not lose too much head angle from running a 170mm fork. In low mode it has a 63.5mm HA and 348mm BB height. My question is how badly will this effect the geo? I have read a rough estimate that 20mm of fork change is roughly 1° of HA change. So a 10mm difference would only bump up it up to about 64°. Is this a stupid idea or should I just go for it. Also it should be noted I can get a really good deal on the bike which is why i am going to these lengths to change it instead of just getting something else.
Thinking of getting a new bike but I kind of want to reduce the travel on it from 180mm to 170mm. It has a 65mm stroke shock on it so I would reduce that to 62.5mm to get about 173mm of travel. Also the bike has a high and low BB mode. I would want to run it in low setting to not lose too much head angle from running a 170mm fork. In low mode it has a 63.5mm HA and 348mm BB height. My question is how badly will this effect the geo? I have read a rough estimate that 20mm of fork change is roughly 1° of HA change. So a 10mm difference would only bump up it up to about 64°. Is this a stupid idea or should I just go for it. Also it should be noted I can get a really good deal on the bike which is why i am going to these lengths to change it instead of just getting something else.
Which bike is it? I say go for it!
My thought is that the head/seat tube angles wouldn't be drastically different in the low setting with a 170mm fork than in the high setting with a 180mm fork. However, the bb would be lower as both slack mode and shorter fork would drop the bb. I'm guessing a 10mm decrease in fork length would result in a 3-5mm drop in bb height, so as long as it doesn't already have a super low bb in slack mode, it should be fine. I don't think the change in the feel of the rear travel would be too crazy unless the bike has some weird design where all of the progression/ramp up occurs in the last 1.5mm of shock stroke, which seems unlikely.
X01 AXS Groupset DT180 hubs to newmen advanced sl 25 rims with berd spokes extralite stem mcfk handlebar sensus lite grips s works renegade 29x2.3 tires one up 210mm dropper with s work power arc saddle 120mm sid ultimate cane creek 40 headset candy 3 pedals sram level ultimate brakes with floating centerlock sram rotors
stock rock shox deluxe shock which will get a sidluxe at some point
Sick build. Will the Hei Hei fit a bigger tire than the 2.3 you're running?
X01 AXS Groupset DT180 hubs to newmen advanced sl 25 rims with berd spokes extralite stem mcfk handlebar sensus lite grips s works renegade 29x2.3 tires one up 210mm dropper with s work power arc saddle 120mm sid ultimate cane creek 40 headset candy 3 pedals sram level ultimate brakes with floating centerlock sram rotors
stock rock shox deluxe shock which will get a sidluxe at some point
frame is said to fit a 2.5, i feel there is room for it. fork i think can clear a 2.5 as well
Sick build. Will the Hei Hei fit a bigger tire than the 2.3 you're running?
X01 AXS Groupset DT180 hubs to newmen advanced sl 25 rims with berd spokes extralite stem mcfk handlebar sensus lite grips s works renegade 29x2.3 tires one up 210mm dropper with s work power arc saddle 120mm sid ultimate cane creek 40 headset candy 3 pedals sram level ultimate brakes with floating centerlock sram rotors
stock rock shox deluxe shock which will get a sidluxe at some point
frame is said to fit a 2.5, i feel there is room for it. fork i think can clear a 2.5 as well
Sick build. Will the Hei Hei fit a bigger tire than the 2.3 you're running?
Hmm that's super tempting. Time to make geometry charts! What size frame are you running and how tall are you?
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