Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
I'm looking at this rigid length-corrected front fork to replace my weak RockShox fork:...The specs say "9mm dropouts". Does that refer to the width of the slot for the front hub axle?
Yes.
9 mm is the standard diameter of the front axle. Older (english?) bikes and kids bikes can be narrower, some AM/FR/DH MTBs use thicker.
Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
I did check the axle to crown length of 453mm on the rigid fork, which almost exactly matches the unloaded length of the RockShox fork.
then, in theory, it's too long. ATC of the rigid should be about the same as the ATC of the sus fork when you're on the bike.