[bigjimmy]

http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/FK287A09.aspx

i have an avanti Kiss 29er. same as the raleigh XXIX 29er.

i know there are some issues as this frame is non suspension corrected, but people are still telling me that i could go to this fork in the 80mm version.

anyone here know for sure?


i'm not fussed, will go carbon rigid otherwise.

 

[MMcG]

I think the 80mm Manitous would probably be your best option. They have pretty significant offsets so they'll come close to keeping handling similar.

 

[slowitdown]

what MMcG said.

as far as I can tell, most of the "non-suspension corrected" frames are happy with 80mm travel, axle-to-crown wise. most 80mm travel forks, when sagged with a rider etc., are about the same length. so offset/trail would be the biggest difference.

the thing that most people can notice going from rigid to suspended is how the HA changes while the fork is compressing. descending smaller-radius turns is where I find it most noticeable.