Looking for some feedback about the foundation of a 29'er adventure bike. I'm thinking about going with the Ritchey Ultra frame and the Niner RDO carbon fork. The frame is designed for a 120mm travel fork, most of which seem to have a 495mm-ish crown-to-axle length, and the Niner RDO checks in at 490mm. I can't think that half a centimenter would affect BB height and handling too much?
If you can find a stem that compensates for the reach on that frame so that you're not too stretched out on drop-bars, go for it. I ride my P29er with drop-bars, and swap between a 120mm RS1 and an RDO fork; either handles perfectly fine.
BTW, I also ride my Canfield EPO (designed for 120-140mm fork) rigid with the Niner RDO...again, no ill-handling as a result of the steeper head angle or lower BB.
Stem size will be key esp. since i'm dead set on the VentureMax XL bars if they're ever available again. I did a little mathing based on reach and stem length on my MTB and I think a 70mm will be the sweet spot.
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