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they were set with a bit more sag and it felt ok . I can drop them down to 100mm for climbing so thats not an issue and the head angle is 67 deg unsagged . Anyone else done this ?
A friend of mine did the same a while ago. It looked a bit odd, but he loved it.
I thought it looked ok as the rear shock has a long stroke
Just get a Heckler, way more suited!
Funds are tight at the mo also it pedals really well , how does a heckler pedal ?
IME no worse than a Superlight, stiff enough to warrant longer forks, which my (old) Superlight wasn't.
The risk is that you'll snap the head tube off running longer forks than recommended - at least that's what manufacturers will tell you. I always think that's a funny way to look at it - the extra moment around the head tube welds is minimal and surely a bit inconsequential? Perhaps manufacturers have calculated that bigger forks encourage bigger hucks to flat.
Whether that's a genuine issue with the Superlight frame, I don't know - perhaps someone with experience will come forward.
The other thing is that it raises the BB so you lose some sharpness of handling and the steering is a bit wandersome on steep climbs (but dropping the forks to 100mm will help that). But if you've already tried it and like it then that's not so much of an issue.
I put 130mm forks on my 100mm Kona Kikapu Deluxe a while ago, I normally run them at 110mm, but it is good to open them up when I do the Red Route at Fort William to stop me going over the bars.
Having the option to change the travel makes sense.