Trek SU100 & fork geometry
03-28-08, 01:05 PM
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Trek SU100 & fork geometry
I have a stock 2007 Trek SU100 that I use for commuting to school (~3 miles each way) as well as for mountain biking (Single track with virtually no drops, but with a lot of roots and bumps). For commuting the bike is great, for mountain biking it is pretty good, except my hands and shoulders hurt an hour or two into riding on the trails.
So, I've been toying with the idea of replacing the rigid fork with a suspension fork. The quoted post below appears to indicate that the frame of the SU100 is actually the same as that of a similarly priced Trek mountain bike. Is this a general consensus?
Now if that is the case, the mountain bikes in that category all have 80 mm travel forks. Would that mean I should only look for 80 mm travel forks, or can I look at 100 mm travel forks too (without screwing up the handling of the bike)?
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ighlight=su100
So, I've been toying with the idea of replacing the rigid fork with a suspension fork. The quoted post below appears to indicate that the frame of the SU100 is actually the same as that of a similarly priced Trek mountain bike. Is this a general consensus?
Now if that is the case, the mountain bikes in that category all have 80 mm travel forks. Would that mean I should only look for 80 mm travel forks, or can I look at 100 mm travel forks too (without screwing up the handling of the bike)?
check the measurements/specs on those bikes ... they are the same thing with different forks, cranks, handlebars, and tires. Those parts are different because riding on the road and on a trail demand different parts even if the frame remains the same.
since you say you will be riding mostly on pavement, i'd say the one with road tires would be the better option. It also happens to be the one without the suspension, so it will be easier to ride on pavement (and cost less to maintain or replace as an added bonus).
since you say you will be riding mostly on pavement, i'd say the one with road tires would be the better option. It also happens to be the one without the suspension, so it will be easier to ride on pavement (and cost less to maintain or replace as an added bonus).
