Voodoo Wanga forks replacement bouncy for solid

So I got this Voodoo a couple of years back.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/99782232@N00/sets/72157633248645266/

I have suspension forks currently but would like to switch to rigids. I am looking for a PACE RC31 style fork.

Should I be going for a 29'er fork to keep the front end up or a 26' fork. Currently the front end feels a bit elevated and the steering although good isn't as sharp as I would like.

I'm having trouble locating the original spec of the bike to work out if the forks are 100mm or 120mm ? I guess that would make a slight difference.

Pretty sure mikey5000 has had one since new. He may be able to help.

I wouldn't want to put anything longer than a 445mm fork on that. A 470mm 29er fork would feel terrible.

Lovely looking frame btw! SSing in Epping Forest next time?

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So no, I'll stick to the gears for epping thanks

I got dese, swapped out for bouncy ones, not sure on a2c but think it's around 440?

I wouldn't want to put anything longer than a 445mm fork on that. A 470mm 29er fork would feel terrible.

Lovely looking frame btw! SSing in Epping Forest next time?

but there is a lot of gap currently between the top of the tyre the bottom of the fork
if i were to put a 26" fork sure that would lower the head angle making it more twitchy

admittedly the last couple of nights i have been thinking more about the handling and it feels pretty good, i think it's just the suspension that makes it feel slighly more wobbly less acurate

lets have a look at 445 forks
what options do i have

what make have you got there ?

same as these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/eXotic-Rigid-Carbon-MTB-Bike-Fork-Disc-Specific-44-5cm-/190655547710?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item2c63f4c93e

but there is a lot of gap currently between the top of the tyre the bottom of the fork

Are you taking the suspension sag into consideration?

What's the fork-tyre gap like when you're on the bike?

I'll stick to the gears thanks for epping

Boo to you sir!

Pretty sure mikey5000 has had one since new. He may be able to help.

Yes indeed and by a strange twist of fate I revived it this weekend and am actually riding it today for the first time in yonks (brakes and gears were a bit sick)

Will be in W1 this afternoon if you want to have a look at it/ take pics/ measure etc.

ha, i'm W1, hanover square environs,
it would be good to see what someone else has done to theirs

Dicki - I have a meeting in Hanover St at 3pm - will park the bike on the railings by Pret - I can get there a bit early if you like - give it a once over?

ok sounds good
see you there
i'll roll over with mine !

Also if you want to have look at those Exotic forks TM mentioned, I built my MTB with them yesterday and have rode today also in W1 if you want to have a look. I could track down the original spec of the bike and ordered right length forks from exotic, they make a lot of variants I needed, check their fork selector I needed 42.5cm to match the original forks. Decent forks for money IMO, I went with disc with V mount just in case I need the V mounts for a rack or something

wow, w1 is the centre of the universe today
where are you parked ?

I am on riding house street, near kaffeine I am going to get the bike out and take some photos in lunch anyway :)

look forward to it

Have to say the exotic forks look proper badass, just the type of riding I'm doing really warrants some bounce.

Dicki - I have a meeting in Hanover St at 3pm - will park the bike on the railings by Pret - I can get there a bit early if you like - give it a once over?

are you ok with getting their 15mins early or so
seems like amey might pop over too
have a little MTB comparison

It's like a W1 MTB love in.

just need chainbreaker to initiate the hugging and we're sorted

ok - 2.45 it is!

we may need to head across oxford street to meet amey only a block or two ?

I've got a meeting at 3 - can play again afterwards but not sure what time that might be - maybe 4.15.