From my own experiments with offset (44, 51, 55 on the same bike) the main factor to consider is stem length not HTA.
As top tubes get longer, stems get shorter and as stems get shorter handling gets twitchy. This is compounded by all the riders 'Ritchie Rude'ing' their handlebars (narrow bar has same effect as short stem).
So as much as SBG is about a geometry package anyone with long top tube / super short stem (30/40mm) will likely prefer a shorter offset fork and anyone running a 50mm-70mm would probably prefer to stick with 51mm as a general concept.
Speaking of 29'ers solely of course.
Aug. 24, 2017, 11:18 a.m. - Andrew Major
From my own experiments with offset (44, 51, 55 on the same bike) the main factor to consider is stem length not HTA. As top tubes get longer, stems get shorter and as stems get shorter handling gets twitchy. This is compounded by all the riders 'Ritchie Rude'ing' their handlebars (narrow bar has same effect as short stem). So as much as SBG is about a geometry package anyone with long top tube / super short stem (30/40mm) will likely prefer a shorter offset fork and anyone running a 50mm-70mm would probably prefer to stick with 51mm as a general concept. Speaking of 29'ers solely of course.