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Thinking of changing the carbon race hartail for a 456ti (one of the older lighter versions) but concerned its going to be a bit low at the front with 100mm forks, does anyone on here run their 456ti with 100mm forks predominately for xc and race duties?
Your thoughts gratefully received.
Cheers
Why would you change to a heavier, less appropriate frame and stick less than ideal parts on it? Consensus is that 456's arent good with 100mm.
Why? I preferred the feel and ride of a ti bike to the carbon, yes carbon is lighter but not by much....200g so nothing really in the big scheme of things.
If thats the concensus thats the sort of feedback i'm looking for.
Cheers
I disagree. I run my Ti456 with 100mm SID XX forks.
It sharpens and speeds up the handling. Go for it!
There is something on the on one site re different fork lengths on the 456...
I raced my ti456 with talas forks wound down to 100mm. Didn't feel right to me, ended up at about 115mm for race duties. It's something you'll just have to try for yourself.
I had U-Turns on me Ti456 and would wind them down to 110mm for races, i.e. the K100.
It was fine.
Liked the handling more with 140 or 150 mm (i.e. more fun on the downs) but it was a good enough compromise.
Have U turns on my superlight (from the times that 100mm was a lot of travel) and I can't really tell the difference between 120 and 90, certainly not after an hours riding.
I initially ran a Reba maxle 120mm, but the Thor 140mm's I have now make far more sense, and practically the same weight.
456 is absolutely fine at 100mm.
I run my carbon one at 100mm for general XC stuff.
i used to run 140's on my ti456 and that felt great. then i built it with 100s for racing duties and it felt crap for the first few rides. then my head got round it and it felt ace.
it depends what you are used to really. i think your riding style tends to accommodate most things after a while...i'd vote give 100mm a go.
just make sure you have enough stretch on the bike...for racing i needed a 100mm stem and a layback post, whereas i think the consensus is straightline post and stubby stem. again, when i rode it with longer forks as a trailbike, 70mm stem felt fine...horses for courses....