The Simple frame is based around 100-130mm travel. So I could use a 44.5cm fork to mimic 100mm travel fork or go for the 46.5cm fork ie 130mm travel. Currently I run a 130mm travel fork on my Soul and seldom if ever bother to adjust the travel. The bike will be used for local trails/singletrack/generla winter riding – nothing gnarly. So which length ill have the best overall handling and ride enjoyment?

surely with sag you will be running around 110mm?

Id say 44.5

It’s just a matter of taste. The axle-to-cown of a 130mm Revelation (my normal fork for the Soul) is 508mm so sagged sits at about 465mm. So, I chose a 130mm Exotic, not because it’s neccesarily better but because it’s the most familiar. But I do ride the exact same stuff whether rigid or suspended, if you’re intending a more mellow ride then the quicker handling of the 100mm might be more valuable.