Right, I misread that. 385mm would probably fit but is a bit small for this bike. around 405mm is just about right. anything above 425mm is a no-go. I measured my current fork at roughly 475mm. Shame that the previous owner who built up this bike did not look around for the right size, because this perfectly good Manitou is now wasted.

Lol, well, my plan is to upgrade the fork at any rate. Ill be going to a bike hub where I will very likely be able to find the correct size fork and install it for free.Truthfully, I still love this frame very much, I will patiently look around the classified and see if I find something else thats decent at 23+ inches, which won't be easy.

Best bet for me would be to keep riding this thing until stuff gets back in stock, and then find something more suited to my size whenever that happens. But I really don't think I will find something much better, to be truthful. Removing a few spacers will hardly make any difference.

In the meantime, I can either lower the angle on my adjustable stem to about 20 degrees OR remove some of the spacers. My current position still causes me to lean forward a little more than what would be considered upright and comfortable for simple cruising - I'd say sort of in between, So with a simple adjustment to the stem, I can at least rip singletracks in comfort. As long as I don't do anything too crazy, especially with a rigid fork, I think the bike will suffice for now.

I know it'd be better to just sell or give away the frame to someone better suited in size, I just love this frame too much to part ways with it. My plan is to have it as a secondary gravel/road shredder. It's very good