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Al3xMa · Burner

ok, im fairly new to trials. i just got an alibongo and i love it, i put an old crapy ridgid fork on it, i come from a dh racing background and i cant stand having such a low front end on my trials bike, i mean i can do evrything fine its just im not comfortable doing drops with it so low. so do u all recomend that i get one of those "suspension corrected" ridgidforks that are usualy found on urban/dj bikes?, how will this effect the geometry? input greatly appreciated.

thanks alot-- ALex

bowhers · All-City

You dont want a fork TOO high, most trials bike use between 400-415 mm axle to crown lengths. I would suggest the PX kniffen light. The regular version and then either run your bars higher, or soemthing. Its not a DH bike, so it will feel different.

The 420 mm PX fork is going to slacken the head angle out way too much- the fork you are running now could be as short as 375ish, swap it, put the fork the bike was designed around on and enjoy. Alibongos are nice!

Kevin · All-City

im on the 420mm PX superlight fork and i love it, but im riding on a more versatile frame (newjackflash), try the 400mm version of the same fork, it seems right for you.

Jim-PlanetBike · Burner

The Alibongo is pretty much setup to have a non-corrected fork on it...it uses more of a comp style geometry...if you did put another fork on it, I wouldn't go more than an 80mm corrected, but even that will throw off the feel of what that frame is designed for...