Hi all, I'm looking to build up an orange Clockwork 129/ Evo. The specs say it should be fitted with a 46mm offset fork. I can't find a 46mm offset 29er fork anywhere. Anyone running standard 51mm offset? Will I die or suffer terrible handling forever?
I have a feeling my 29er Reba is 46mm
Weird that. Rockshox reduced offset 29er forks are 42mm and fox use 44mm I thought. I have replaced a 160mm travel 51mm offset fork on my big bike with a 180mm travel 42mm fork (they have a similar ride height though as I run a lot more sag on the 180mm lyrik). The difference isn’t as night and day as some articles would have you believe. The main difference I noticed was that on a very slack bike, the shorter offset just makes the front wheel feel a bit less like it’s in a different post code. A bit more direct without being twitchy. On a shorter travel, steeper bike like the clockwork I honestly doubt you’d notice much difference.