Replacing a 650c fork for 700c forks
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No, and don't.
650C wheels are 51mm smaller in diameter compared with 700C, so the front end of your bike will be about 25mm higher than was intended. Worse, the entire geometry of the bike will be skewed - both head and seat angles will be much softer, and the bottom bracket will be appreciably higher, for example.
If the bike's been built for 650, then that's basically what you need to stick with in my opinion.
650C wheels are 51mm smaller in diameter compared with 700C, so the front end of your bike will be about 25mm higher than was intended. Worse, the entire geometry of the bike will be skewed - both head and seat angles will be much softer, and the bottom bracket will be appreciably higher, for example.
If the bike's been built for 650, then that's basically what you need to stick with in my opinion.
latman":3mecakal said:
Yes, you're right, of course.
latman":3mecakal said:
Yes, that was quite common back in the days when front suspension was just becoming popular (or, at least, the reverse was popular!). I think the effects on a TT bike of such an extreme change will be more marked, though.
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