29r forks on 26 frame

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29r forks on 26 frame

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Will 29r rigid forks be okay in a 26r frame with 26 wheel ? Silly question :oops:
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Re: 29r forks on 26 frame

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Can you compare measurements of the two forks?
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Re: 29r forks on 26 frame

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jay91 wrote:Will 29r rigid forks be okay in a 26r frame with 26 wheel ? Silly question :oops:
I have that set up on my P7. Works fine. I went from a 26er 140mm fork though so all it's doing is barely keeping the same geo.
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I did this as a styling exercise and it worked pretty well. It gave a really slack head angle so the steering was slow/stable but not unmanageable.
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Re: 29r forks on 26 frame

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johnnystorm wrote:Can you compare measurements of the two forks?
The measurements don't look to bad :geek:
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Re: 29r forks on 26 frame

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What sort of frame is it? If it's designed for a 120mm+ fork then it'll be fine. If not it'll probably still be fine but it's more of a gamble. If the two forks are a similar length, adjusting for a bit of sag on the sus fork, it'll be fine. In other words, it'll be fine.
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