Originally Posted by
Moisture
I've been doing some research about rigid forks. I've learned about the axle to crown length (atc) with suspension corrected forks. I think i should aim for a 405mm fork, which translates to roughly 60mm suspension travel.
I read somewhere that The Zaskar was designed for forks from 320mm-405mm. Ill have to find that link. Would it make any sense going for less than 405mm?
320mm cant be correct. Rigid road forks are in the 385mm range.
Something like this would work once its back in stock soon-
Bikeman Carver Bikes Steel Rigid Mountain Fork, 1-1/8'' 410mm
or this-
https://www.carboncycles.cc/?s=0&c=92&p=201
Or since this current bike doesnt fit you well, maybe look into one that does fit. Sell this, dont spend money on the fork, and use that money to buy something that fits. The 20" frame is clearly too small for you if how you have it set up is a comfortable fit. You could easily ride a 22" MTB frame which would allow you to not have so many stem spacers plus extender plus super upright stem. Reduce that list of stuff jacking the stem up by a few and bring the kludges down from an insane amount of kludges to just a crazy amount of kludges.
You do you though. I long ago accepted that someone who rides 2 hours with half a wheelset strapped to their back for a 1 hour trail ride is gonna do what they think is best regardless of advice.