The first bike I ever over-forked was a Klein Mantra in '99 with 130mm Z1 BAM. The Klein was soon gone and I put the Z1 on my Bianchi B.A.S.S. I was often the rider with the least gears and the most travel on group rides at that time. I have never felt like any of them went too far and I still do it today as my Honzo sits with a 160 Lyrik. My last couple of full suspension bikes I have kept at their given fork travel, but both were 160mm and the most recent got a -1 headset.
May 22, 2020, 6:11 a.m. - Raymond Epstein
The first bike I ever over-forked was a Klein Mantra in '99 with 130mm Z1 BAM. The Klein was soon gone and I put the Z1 on my Bianchi B.A.S.S. I was often the rider with the least gears and the most travel on group rides at that time. I have never felt like any of them went too far and I still do it today as my Honzo sits with a 160 Lyrik. My last couple of full suspension bikes I have kept at their given fork travel, but both were 160mm and the most recent got a -1 headset.