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New road fork with longer offset question.

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My present Isaac AS fork needs replacing. I have been offered a nice 853 fork with the same  A-C measurement.

Head angle 72 degrees.

Isaac    43mm. offset   63 trail    19mm. flop

853      52mm. offset    57 trail     17mm flop

(according to online calculator)

Will I notice a lot of difference?

Not a good idea?

 
Posted : 02/10/2023 5:03 pm
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I should have mentioned road bike running 28mm. tyres

 
Posted : 02/10/2023 5:05 pm
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Depends.  I wouldn't but some folk would.

 
Posted : 02/10/2023 5:40 pm
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I suspect that'll be horrible to ride with the new fork.

 
Posted : 02/10/2023 9:38 pm
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A longer offset can be good with a more relaxed HT angle. 53 is fairly long for a road bike and you may well notice it feeling different - lighter steering with a tad less weight on the front wheel, which might not be great. But there's riders on similar geometry who are quite happy with it.

 
Posted : 02/10/2023 10:11 pm