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General Category => Freewheeling => MTB => Topic started by: quixoticgeek on 10 August, 2019, 02:22:48 pm

Title: Can I fit a suspension fork?
Post by: quixoticgeek on 10 August, 2019, 02:22:48 pm

My bike is a Genesis Vagabond, in size small. Is it possible to fit a suspension fork to this frame?

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Title: Re: Can I fit a suspension fork?
Post by: PaulF on 10 August, 2019, 02:29:22 pm

Technically yes, but you would end up with the front end a lot higher, which would have an impact on the steering. A short travel fork has 80mm of movement so effectively 80mm longer than a rigid fork.

Title: Re: Can I fit a suspension fork?
Post by: bludger on 13 August, 2019, 06:38:17 pm

You do get special front suspension systems for gravel these days. My friend's boutique shop in London makes up some with Lauf forks, which are specced for damping gravel surfaces. I expect they'd work well on pavé too. According to the shop's top brain it isn't just stupid bike industry junk, it is a good product.

https://www.bike24.com/p2195010.html

It isn't cheap though...