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Why a 468mm rigid fork length?
The 468mm rigid fork length was chosen because it was a little bit shorter than the 100mm suspension fork the bike was designed around. This difference in fork length allows the Wednesday to ride totally kick ass as a rigid bike OR with a 100mm suspension fork.
The Wednesday frame’s geometry is balanced enough to swing either way depending on the fork you choose – short and snappy as a rigid bike or a bit slacker with the right sus fork - check out the numbers below to see how the geometry will stack up for you:
Why not make the rigid fork the same length as the intended sus fork length?
First - There are many benefits of a longer travel suspension fork, but the benefits of lengthening a rigid fork are few and far between. A shorter rigid fork is lighter and stiffer than a longer fork, allows for a lighter frame, and increases potential for standover and reduced stack on the smaller sizes. If you're taller, just rock a set of risers. Remember those sweet bars that look like moto bangers? Us too!
Second - Because suspension forks move! If a 100mm sus fork is 489mm long at 25% sag, it’ll be about 411mm long when it’s bottomed out. You’ll be somewhere in between there most of the time you are hitting sweet jumps and bumps and, you know, actually riding. If done intentionally, keeping the rigid fork length slightly shorter than the sus fork length is a great way to get all the benefits of a shorter fork and the keep awesome riding geometry both rigid and sus fork crowds want. 468mm was that magic number for this bike.
Can I run a 120mm sus fork?
Sounds rad, right? But NO. You’ll shoot your eye out with that thing. The Wednesday frame was designed for and has passed all compliance testing at 100mm fork length, and anything longer than that is putting your warranty AND your face in jeopardy."
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