Fork was $200 from soma, the dropouts were direct from $40 from paragon (I'm in the US).
@pascalo the rake and a-c are the same so handling hasn't changed but it is much stiffer under braking. Need to figure out how to fit my surly rack since the mounts have swapped to infront of the dropout and now the caliper is in the way :(
That's why I went through axle, so I could swap in the wheelset from my 27.5 mtb (also explains the 180mm rotor on the front). Pics are with 27.5 x 2.35 hans dampfs - front is tight and rear won't work. I think you'd be set with 27.5 x 2.2ish though!
Fork was $200 from soma, the dropouts were direct from $40 from paragon (I'm in the US).
@pascalo the rake and a-c are the same so handling hasn't changed but it is much stiffer under braking. Need to figure out how to fit my surly rack since the mounts have swapped to infront of the dropout and now the caliper is in the way :(