jdcallan Posted October 22, 2021 Share Hi All, I have been looking to upgrade from a entry level SR Suntour XCT Coil Fork to an Air Fork on my hardtail. It seems with the global shortage 27,5" forks are hard to come by locally unless you going for something ultra premium or want to ship from overseas. That been said I have seen reviews of 29" Forks on 27" Frame - with continued usage of 27.5" wheels. With there been slight changes to the geometry and handling has anyone does this conversion and can share their experience? I have also done the exercise of putting my bike geometry into a calculator to see what the changes would be like. Ref attachments Based on the results I think it would be fine. Can anyone else offer a review of the results? Bike: Giant Talon 3 - 2019 - 27,5" Small Frame - Coil Fork with 80mm Travel New Fork Option: GIANT SXC-2 29er RRL Fork 100mm Travel (This Fork because of its price point and is featured on the latest versions of the Talon) Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHOST FACE Posted October 22, 2021 Share There's Suntour Raidon 27.5 forks arriving in a week. Get your LBS to quote and/or order: SUNTOUR RAIDON XC 27.5 AIR RL-R STRAIGHT 9mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdcallan Posted October 22, 2021 Share 4 hours ago, GHOST FACE said: There's Suntour Raidon 27.5 forks arriving in a week. Get your LBS to quote and/or order: SUNTOUR RAIDON XC 27.5 AIR RL-R STRAIGHT 9mm Thanks @GHOST FACE do you know if we can benefit from the suntour upgrade program in SA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noshow Posted October 22, 2021 Share There's usually a different offset between 27.5 and 29er forks as well, about 5mm. Not sure if it makes much difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Hansen Posted October 22, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, Noshow said: There's usually a different offset between 27.5 and 29er forks as well, about 5mm. Not sure if it makes much difference. It very much depends on the fork in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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