I know the fortitude frames are rigid specific, based on a 445 a-c length fork. Looking at the geometry for the high latitude, it is exactly the same as the fortitude with a 69.5 degree head angle and in every other respect. The only difference is the high latitude is based on, presumably, a sagged 100mm fork.
If you did pop suspension on the fortitude, decreasing the head angle by approx 1 degree, would it really make a huge difference?
I have no real intention of doing this, but am curious.
Bump?
Certainly didn't lift easily on any climbs I did on it (Fortitude SS). Great bike.
Do you mean you tried it and it became harder to lift the front end up? Sorry I didn't fully understand what you meant
I've got both bikes.
High Lat with a 490 rigid fork is similar to the Fortitude with a 445 fork. Longer fork on Fortitude would ruin it (for me). Not so much the head angle, more the bar height, the BB height and reduced reach from jacking up the front end.
SV I think I just understood what you meant. What forks did you try on it?
Sorry, it was standard steel forks. Yes I meant at 445 a2c the front wasn't at all light on the climbs/easily wheelied although nice and slack, similarly a2c sagged sus forks should work IMO.
Bump in case anyone else has experience of the above