Originally Posted by Bianchigirll

there is one more factor. if your bike came with a suspension fork you need a 'rigid' fork that is designed for a "suspension ready" frameset. since the distance from the axle to the crownrace is longer on a suspension fork, alot of MTBs (esp the ones sold with susp forks) the geomentry was changed to correct for 3 to 5 in difference in stand over height.

you may want to measure your limp fork with your friends rigid ones. *giggle* and see if the one on Ebay will work