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I have been looking for a good modern fork with canti mounts, and the best I came up with is a 2011 Tora TK. Purchased that in white because it'll go on a white bike.
However I need to lower the fork by approximately 50mm to avoid messing up the bike's geometry too much. That effectively halves the normal travel.
Lowering it is not that big a problem. A spacer in the left upper leg can prevent the bottom legs from extending completely.
The big problem is the spring rate. The default spring will be really difficult to compress during re-assembly. Shortening it will not provide enough preload to compensate for the reduced travel.
So I'd need either a softer regular spring or a shortened stiffer one, and it's difficult to predict which option will provide the correct preload.
I've been looking at the 2011 Reba on my Bulls, when it suddenly became clear that air suspension would be the way to go.
Is there a way to convert a Tora TK to air? Failing to do that, would it be possible to do a Frankenstein swap? (Tora lower legs on Reba body)
However I need to lower the fork by approximately 50mm to avoid messing up the bike's geometry too much. That effectively halves the normal travel.
Lowering it is not that big a problem. A spacer in the left upper leg can prevent the bottom legs from extending completely.
The big problem is the spring rate. The default spring will be really difficult to compress during re-assembly. Shortening it will not provide enough preload to compensate for the reduced travel.
So I'd need either a softer regular spring or a shortened stiffer one, and it's difficult to predict which option will provide the correct preload.
I've been looking at the 2011 Reba on my Bulls, when it suddenly became clear that air suspension would be the way to go.
Is there a way to convert a Tora TK to air? Failing to do that, would it be possible to do a Frankenstein swap? (Tora lower legs on Reba body)