Suspension

[D-rock]

I am building specialized stumpjumper, right now the rear is 120mm of travel, but I am very indecisive on if I should install a 160mm front fork. I can surely use the travel, and I would not mind if the nose was raked out a bit more, but I am concerned that this might cause too much stress on the frame. If anyone has any advise I would really appreciate the imput.

Thanks, Derrick

[GoldenGoose]

I’d drop an email to Specialized just to be sure it can take the stresses of the new angle. They are designed and marketed as trail bikes so a 160mm fork probably won’t be too big a deal but it won’t hurt to find out for sure before hand. It’s not a cheap frame to destroy. 😉

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