Head says no but the 'fiddler' in me says why not ....

[Hairy]

Well run a 26er on the back and a 650b up front with the 100mm fork to start with

[DIPSLICK]

 

 

But but but I like tinkering with stuff and I have enough 'normal' bikes in case I mess it up

THEN DO IT

 

YOU JUST ANSWERED YOURSELF ,,,,DO IT

[NotSoBigBen]

Well run a 26er on the back and a 650b up front with the 100mm fork to start with

 

No man ????

[CAAD4]

Just do it Bennie and go smash your lap record at Rietvlei and be done with it, grinning and

all...

[flymango]

Will 100mm be enough to get you on the roof?

[SwissVan]

Well run a 26er on the back and a 650b up front with the 100mm fork to start with

No man

What he said, it worked for Honda (think of the old Honda XL and XR's with their 21 inch front wheel and 17 inch rear) Anyway you said you feel like tinkering (dabbling) so...dabble ahead

[NotSoBigBen]

What he said, it worked for Honda (think of the old Honda XL and XR's with their 21 inch front wheel and 17 inch rear) Anyway you said you feel like tinkering (dabbling) so...dabble ahead

 

I meant dabble not look like a tjop on the trails

[SwissVan]

I meant dabble not look like a tjop on the trails

 

650 front and 26"back....no one will even notice the difference visually

[Hairy]

 

 

I meant dabble not look like a tjop on the trails

[Hairy]

Going with what I purpose will help correct the defunct geometry you will get running a 100mm fork on a frame designed for a 120mm fork

[NotSoBigBen]

Going with what I purpose will help correct the defunct geometry you will get running a 100mm fork on a frame designed for a 120mm fork

 

Functionally you are 100% correct mate

[droo]

I meant dabble not look like a tjop on the trails

 

26 front, 650b rear and a 100mm fork. Then you can look like a MTB time triallist. You can't look like a tjop if you're faster than everyone else.

[NotSoBigBen]

26 front, 650b rear and a 100mm fork. Then you can look like a MTB time triallist. You can't look like a tjop if you're faster than everyone else.

 

So downhill all the time

[droo]

So downhill all the time

 

That too. Gravity's useful when you know how to use it.

[Pieterg]

What!!

[Daniel J Méssem]

just do it - can see absolutely no reason not to try it

 

putting a really long fork on a frame thats not designed for it 'may' over stress the headtube - putting a shorter for on will not, and we are only talking 20mm here