Great article AJ. The fact that this site can still shift into turbo-bike-nerd mode is what sets it apart, imo.
I don't have as many adjustment options as you, but I'm about to embark on a similar journey with my Ibis HD5. After mullet my hardtail a while back I've been wanting to experiment Ona full suspension bike.
Basically it's a 170/153mm travel 27.5 bike with a 200x57 shock.
I've adjusted my "spare" 29er fork down to 150mm and it's actually shorter axle to crown than the current 170mm fox 38, so net result will be about 10mm.
I anticipate the front center will feel too long though as it already feels long.
So, I also have a spare 210x55 shock with travel reducers for 52.5 and 50mm stroke, and offset bushing to try to get the eye to eye shorter.
I'm not sure if the offset bushing will counteract the extra shock length enough to get a reasonable BB height, but I actual see this potentially resulting in a bike around 140front/130 rear travel, mullet, and a head tube angle of around 64 degrees. (maybe also need an angle set either to steeper or slacken things). Which sounds fun to me!
Yay for puzzling!
June 25, 2021, 8:05 a.m. - Kenny
Great article AJ. The fact that this site can still shift into turbo-bike-nerd mode is what sets it apart, imo. I don't have as many adjustment options as you, but I'm about to embark on a similar journey with my Ibis HD5. After mullet my hardtail a while back I've been wanting to experiment Ona full suspension bike. Basically it's a 170/153mm travel 27.5 bike with a 200x57 shock. I've adjusted my "spare" 29er fork down to 150mm and it's actually shorter axle to crown than the current 170mm fox 38, so net result will be about 10mm. I anticipate the front center will feel too long though as it already feels long. So, I also have a spare 210x55 shock with travel reducers for 52.5 and 50mm stroke, and offset bushing to try to get the eye to eye shorter. I'm not sure if the offset bushing will counteract the extra shock length enough to get a reasonable BB height, but I actual see this potentially resulting in a bike around 140front/130 rear travel, mullet, and a head tube angle of around 64 degrees. (maybe also need an angle set either to steeper or slacken things). Which sounds fun to me! Yay for puzzling!