29" allmountain hardtails/trailbikes are very popular here in germany this time.
So I compared the geometry of a few allmountain 29" Hardtails and took the calculator…
Karate Monkeys geometry is suspension corrected for 80 mm forks.
So what happens to the geo, if I take a 120 mm fork?
Front is coming 40 mm higher -> good for descents
Steering angle goes down from 72 deg to 70 deg -> more stable going downhill. OK, not the angle of a real AM/Trailbike (about 68-69 deg) but you should feel the difference.
Seat angle goes down from 73 deg to 72 deg -> not so good for uphill, but if you use a setback seattube, you can compensate this with a non-setback one
BB drop goes down from 68 mm to 59 mm -> some AM hardtails (e.g. Kona Honzo) have such values and so it should be OK.
Has anyone tried a Karate Monkey with a 120mm fork and can write about it?
So I compared the geometry of a few allmountain 29" Hardtails and took the calculator…
Karate Monkeys geometry is suspension corrected for 80 mm forks.
So what happens to the geo, if I take a 120 mm fork?
Front is coming 40 mm higher -> good for descents
Steering angle goes down from 72 deg to 70 deg -> more stable going downhill. OK, not the angle of a real AM/Trailbike (about 68-69 deg) but you should feel the difference.
Seat angle goes down from 73 deg to 72 deg -> not so good for uphill, but if you use a setback seattube, you can compensate this with a non-setback one
BB drop goes down from 68 mm to 59 mm -> some AM hardtails (e.g. Kona Honzo) have such values and so it should be OK.
Has anyone tried a Karate Monkey with a 120mm fork and can write about it?