Old 09-06-10 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxg

So, once I sit on the bike, I should take the measurement and search for a rigid fork with the closes measurement to that?
Yes, though you'd need really long arms. Have a friend measure, or you can do it empirically and subtract about a third of the forks rated travel from the unloaded height. Super precision isn't called for, because forks only come in a few sizes.
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