Can I do this?
 

So I have a Ozerk Trail M.2 Ridge with a medium frame completely stock, and I was wondering if I could upgrade the stock single crown fork to a new double crown fork. I would like to know if I can and the best one to buy that is not super expensive. Like sub $250. Also, I want a dropper post, so same requirements. Sorry, i'm new to biking.
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My bike

It is a 100mm cross country bike. No you can't put a dual crown 180mm+ dual crown fork on it. Yes you can upgrade the fork to something better in the 100-120mm range but you also have quick release front wheel so unless you want to upgrade the front wheel your options are limited. Yes you can put a dropper post on it and that I would highly recommend. The bike has the routing to go with an internal so you just have to google or measure what size post you need and buy something cheap off jenson. I wouldn't spend a lot of money on this.

There's a whole Facebook group dedicated to pimping out Ozarks. I personally don't get it. A dropper is always a good idea, any other upgrade simply isn't worth it on these bikes.

But some people go nuts. I would not be surprised that there's several thousand dollar Ozark builds out there. It's a weird group.

The general rule of thumb for forks is plus or minus 20mm travel. Taller fork equals slacker geometry. Go too tall and handling is going to get weird.

There's also tons of reports online of people breaking the head tube off their frame landing a jump on a rowdy hardtail that's way away from its design. You're on an Ozark, just because it's heavy doesn't mean it's super tough. I think it'll handle some trail riding but I wouldn't put that bike into a situation where you need a big fork.

I ride a 160mm fork on a hardtail, it's a sweet combo, but it's not an Ozark.

I just like the look of this mountain bike in this picture and want to try and copy the look. Mountain bikes are very expensive, so I don't need the best stuff. I just like the look of the front end which looks like a dirtbike
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. Do you think I could still mount a downhill plate to the front?

No

First off that's probably a $1000 or so fork. You can procure a Chinese "replica" for $250, which might be fine for "styling" on the bike path, but slow and dangerous off road IMO.

Welcome to the forum. Get your feet wet with the bike before you change it just for looks. Except for the dropper post. That's become a must have. Good luck and keep your toes up :)

Not any trails that I know of around where I live so I just kinda ride around with my friends and do urban mountain biking. I'm trying learn how to wheelie. As i'm typing this, my buddy asked if I wanted to ride 😃.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend this, but this might be a better option than some cheesy low end triple clamp fork, especially if it's just for show.

https://www.bikeberry.com/products/t...e-1-1-8-28-6mm

It says adjustable, so maybe it'll fit whatever wheel size you have. Usually these types of things are for 26" wheels but maybe you can do more.