I've got my trusty '06 Iron Horse MKIII Expert, which I love, and I've started putting more miles on it this season. What I've decided is that it would be even better-er if it was a little slacker. I've read that the frame with the stock build has a 70 HA(!). I've been riding around Vancouver where a lot of the riding is a long up on gravel or forest service roads, then a steep techy descent.
So, I'm thinking of maybe upgrading the fork from my 140mm Pike 454 U-turn to something a little bigger. Say maybe a Marz 44 Ti, or a Lyrik. I'm not entirely sure what that will do to the geo and BB height. I'm not entirely sure that more travel is what I need or want.
The other option is to slap one of these in:
2 0 Degree EC44 - EC44 - Angle Headset
This may be just the ticket.
So? What say you? Fork? Headset? Both?
So, I'm thinking of maybe upgrading the fork from my 140mm Pike 454 U-turn to something a little bigger. Say maybe a Marz 44 Ti, or a Lyrik. I'm not entirely sure what that will do to the geo and BB height. I'm not entirely sure that more travel is what I need or want.
The other option is to slap one of these in:
2 0 Degree EC44 - EC44 - Angle Headset
This may be just the ticket.
So? What say you? Fork? Headset? Both?