Originally Posted by
Hocam
He wouldn't be able to fit his wheel if that was the case.
Forks come with more measurements than rake and steerer tube length, the key one here is the length of the blades. The old fork gave room for bigger tires and used long reach brakes, this one is shorter by probably 10-15 mm. By using that fork you've changed the geometry of the bike just slightly. Now the head tube and seat tube angles are steeper. It's probably not a huge deal, but you got the wrong fork. If you can return that one without much hassle try and find one that has room for the same tire clearance as your old fork and it will work better.
Unfortunately no as I have already cut the steerer to length. It is a bit frustrating considering I didn't see any fork length measurements for any fork I looked at. Even on the manufacturer's site there is no indication of blade lengths, otherwise I would have taken that into consideration in the first place.
I am assuming the main difference in geometry is that it may make the bike a little more agressive, which isn't necessarily bad. And I was considering smaller tires anyhow.
It just seems odd. I mean do most road bikes have a max tire size of 700x23?
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