WTB 26' Rigid Fork 1 1/8 Treadless V Brake

Fire Lord Jim

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I am back in the shop Tuesday. I will see what I have in that length (or bigger). Figure $15.
Are you switching from suspension? That would change geometry.
 

Fire Lord Jim

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Hmm... not any fork will do. Trek frame design is fork-dependent. I am concerned that your bars and bottom bracket get lowered with the wrong replacement.
Take one more measurement: dropout to head tube.
Uh, huh-huh, he said "tube" again.
Yeah, heh-heh.
 

Fire Lord Jim

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That sounds really long.
My Yeti with Fox 32 shock is 19".
My KHS with rigid fork is 16"
We are measuring from the axle dropout to where the fork goes into the head tube.

Using my two bikes as an example, (both 26" wheels), were I to swap the suspension fork for the rigid, the front would ride three inches lower. That is what we need to avoid.
 

soundz

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Team MTBNJ Halter's
u can’t compare suspension to rigid fork lengths like that.. there is no rigid fork that will have the long length a-c that a suspension fork will

but u can’t not pay attention to it either
 

Karate Monkey

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FYI, axle-to-crown for a suspension corrected rigid fork should be taken at 20% (to 30%) sag from whatever suspension fork you have.

What does that mean? Measure A-t-C, then subtract 20-30% of the fork travel, depending on your desired handling characteristics. 25% is a good guess, if you have no strong opinion. A 100mm fork is minus 20mm, a 120 is minus 24 (nearly an inch...), etc, etc.
 

Fire Lord Jim

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17" from dropout to crown race; 1.125" steerer 8.5" long. With star nut.
With Karate Monkey's sag adjustment, it seems like a fit.
 
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Fire Lord Jim

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Yes. Want me to put it aside? It is in Trenton; I am near Flemington.
The boss does want $20 for this fork as it rarer than standard forks.
 
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