Longer Travel Fork On Mtb at Jasper Vogel blog

Longer Travel Fork On Mtb. A longer fork raises your stack height, putting you in a better position on steep terrain; This is a safe amount of travel to change, going up 10mm in travel doesn't change much, gives you a little more suspension to use, and normally it slackens your headtube angle about.4 or.5 degrees. More fork travel helps you maintain control and go faster in gnarly terrain; How do you know how much you need? When you change fork travel you can expect the head tube angle to change about 1 degree per inch of travel (roughly). You are increasing the travel. Longer travel means your fork can eat up bigger hits without barfing control or breaking your wrists, but that also means more. A longer fork slackens your head tube angle, increasing stability; But is this the case? With your front wheel having to steer and balance traction on those big trail features and steep descents, the logic is often that more suspension travel is better. If the bike has 150mm travel stock, you can easily up the travel 10mm, to a 160mm fork. Do you want more suspension travel or less?

Longer travel means your fork can eat up bigger hits without barfing control or breaking your wrists, but that also means more. This is a safe amount of travel to change, going up 10mm in travel doesn't change much, gives you a little more suspension to use, and normally it slackens your headtube angle about.4 or.5 degrees. But is this the case? A longer fork raises your stack height, putting you in a better position on steep terrain; Do you want more suspension travel or less? More fork travel helps you maintain control and go faster in gnarly terrain; With your front wheel having to steer and balance traction on those big trail features and steep descents, the logic is often that more suspension travel is better. How do you know how much you need? When you change fork travel you can expect the head tube angle to change about 1 degree per inch of travel (roughly). A longer fork slackens your head tube angle, increasing stability;

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Longer Travel Fork On Mtb A longer fork slackens your head tube angle, increasing stability; Longer travel means your fork can eat up bigger hits without barfing control or breaking your wrists, but that also means more. You are increasing the travel. This is a safe amount of travel to change, going up 10mm in travel doesn't change much, gives you a little more suspension to use, and normally it slackens your headtube angle about.4 or.5 degrees. More fork travel helps you maintain control and go faster in gnarly terrain; A longer fork raises your stack height, putting you in a better position on steep terrain; But is this the case? A longer fork slackens your head tube angle, increasing stability; With your front wheel having to steer and balance traction on those big trail features and steep descents, the logic is often that more suspension travel is better. Do you want more suspension travel or less? When you change fork travel you can expect the head tube angle to change about 1 degree per inch of travel (roughly). How do you know how much you need? If the bike has 150mm travel stock, you can easily up the travel 10mm, to a 160mm fork.