Crell":epmiy502 said:No, as your bike will almost certainly have had suspension forks (I don't know if they were made then with the Comp). You'll steepen all the angles, and the front will be pretty twitchy - they are already "light" on the std geo.
Fit your fork, check the seat angle is the easiest way to to validate if it's a Suspension adjusted frame or not.
Also answered here, useful reading (see the last comment).
http://forums.mtbr.com/archive/index.php/t-5545.html
Straight from the horse's mouth can't be bad, but I think KB was overly pessimistic about finding a suitable rigid fork. Steve might be able to find a later-model Pace that would be close to the ideal 42cm length and have a 1" steerer. OK, it wouldn't have a 1.25 offset, but I question whether that's truly necessary. In any case, no frame is 'designed for a 1.25 offset' - the frame is just designed for a certain length of fork, and whether you like a 1.25 offset is just a matter of taste. If it's such a great thing, how come nobody else builds forks with 1.25 offset?