100mm Fork on Steel HT?

doofus

doofus

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I've got an older Steel HT that was built up with a std 80mm 1 1/8" fork.
It's always been a quick steerer.
Since I've been riding my 150mm Pivot, I've gotten used to the slacker, slower handling characteristics of a longer fork, and the HT feels positively twitchy.
Can I put a longer, say, 100mm fork on the HT?
Do you think the frame will handle it?
I assume it'll just slow down the handling a bit and make it stabler on the descents.
Am I missing any other changes to the handling this might make?
Thanks all,
Lenny
 
I think you pretty much covered it. The bike will be just fine at 100, it will just slacken things a bit. In the end you might be more happy since you will have a little more travel.
 
I have done it before and it seemed to handle fine. It will also raise your handlebar 1 inch, which you may or may not like, but should be an easy fix by swapping some spacers or flipping the stem.
 
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