I’m thinking about getting some new Pikes, staying on 26″ wheels for now – waiting for the next batch of Cotic Rockets to arrive. However, if I do end up moving with the times and getting a 650b frame further down the line would it be an unwise move to buy 650B forks now and run 26″ wheels? What’s the difference other than a higher arch on the fork lowers?

Maybe slightly longer a-c on the 650b for the same travel?

Slightly slacker geo maybe but is that then counteracted by putting a smaller wheel in?

In any case the x-fusion vengeance is a 26″ fork that is marketed as being 650b compatible. Can’t see any probs myself

more mud clearance

The offset will be wrong. Whether you’ll be able to feel that is a different matter, but sometimes just knowing that it is wrong is enough to ruin the fun.

And sometimes, it just adds to the fun…………

Pervert 🙂

Its only like running 24 inch wheels on 26inch designed forks….

it’ll be fine – you wouldn’t notice that anything was ‘wrong’.

but, why not just stick with 26″ forks?

you really won’t have any trouble finding 26″ rims/tyres for at least the next few thousand years.

you won’t be future proofing anything with 650b forks.