• I am thinking about making a 29er hardtail MTB frame where I can swap between rigid forks for heavy off road touring and suspension forks for single track.
    Trying to figure out the geometry I need to settle on a suspension fork. What is the value for money tapered suspension fork these days? And what kind of travel am I looking for?

    Currently I am riding a Inbred 29er with Rock Shox Reba 100mm travel and 490mm a-c Salsa Firestarter forks.

    But as you can see I need a larger frame

  • I thought about doing this when I got my cotic a year or so ago

    finally decided swapping forks was too much of a pain, so have some bottle cages taped to the fork (sid 29) lowers, and then a full complement of bikepacking bags, from which I take as many as I need for the trip. touring with front squish is so much fun.

  • What is the value for money tapered suspension fork these days?

    You can do a lot worse than a Reba. 120mm is probably the most you’d want on a 29er Hardtail.

  • also I bloody love the solaris geo with a 120mm SID, feels perfect.

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