You will also totally mess up the handling characteristics of your bike. If you do that, you are taking a major risk of disrupting the structural integrity of the frame and fork. If you desperately want to get a new fork with more or less travel, we NEVER suggest you go more than 20mm away from what the bike was designed around.
If your bike is meant for a 100mm travel fork, stick with 100mm and you’ll be happy. When frames are engineered they are designed specifically around a certain travel fork. You always want to keep the same fork travel that your bike is made for. If you’ve got 80-100mm travel, odds are you’ve got an XC bike or general light trail bike 120mm-140mm, you’ve got a modern-day trail bike 150-170mm, it’s probably a modern-day enduro bike and 200mm, you’ve most likely got a downhill bike. This can almost always be determined by the travel of the fork. You’ll not only want to get one that fits your bike but is also intended for your style of bike. There are lots of bike front forks out there - literally hundreds. There are millions of bicycles out there in the world - and all sorts of exceptions to “common” - so please keep that in mind. As you read further, we’ll go over the more common questions and discuss the more modern products (roughly ‘09 and newer).
In this blog, we’ll go over the key things to keep in mind when making mountain bike upgrades with a new fork. There are tons of options (including fitment options) to consider so that you can be sure the fork fits your bike. When choosing a new fork, it can be complicated figuring out what fork fits your bike. Whether it is a fork or shock, you will be amazed at the technology these days in suspension, and how that can translate to ride quality out on the trail. Upgrading the suspension on your mountain bike is one of the best things you can do to breathe new life into your bike. Padded / Protective Short Liners / Chamois.
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