Werner van der Walt

I went from ardent front and rekon race rear , both 2.4 on 29mm id rims to barzo and mezcal 2.35 xc trail , so far fast , but miss the cornering grip on my rekon race , Aslo had a a pirelli scorpion mixed terrain as a front , very heavy but strongest and most reliable tyre i ever ridden , got about 5500km on the pirelli

So i do have a question on front suspension travel , i currently have a 100mm manitou markhor on a size XL titan racing drone frame , bike is one size to big for me as i should ride a size large , i have a lyne amp bar (760mm with 12mm rise ) and a lyne amp stem (60mm) (31.8mm clamp dia) If i want to change the travel on my fork shoul i get a negative stem and a flat bar for the same feeling or should i just leave it on a 100mm , or will be messing up the geometry of the bike? Note that i do race competitive xco But 100mm on a hardtail is not enought for my weight (78kg)