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Is a heavier fork advantageous for climbing if you increase travel?

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flag Kulharin
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Posted: Mar 25, 2023 at 7:11 Quote
If I am building a bike from a frame and plan to increase travel from stock build. Is there any advantage in choosing a heavier fork for climbing to keep the front tire more planted since the bike is now slacker?

The fork would be 10mm more travel and axle to crown is a few mm longer than the stock fork.
flag M0rd4c4i
Posted: Mar 25, 2023 at 7:45 Quote
@Kulharin the increased axle to crown height will alter the geometry, putting centre of gravity a little further back.

You should be able to compensate with more weight on the front wheel for that though, so heavier forks would help as well as a longer reach stem that would help move your bodyweight more over the front wheel.
flag Mountainfrog
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Posted: Mar 25, 2023 at 9:04 Quote
No advantage, more weight is shifted onto the rear wheel when climbing.
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