To add to your warranty points, a lot of these links add some rear travel, which always reduces clearances to some extent. I've heard that some bike/link combos need to consider different tire sizes etc, for clearance reasons, and I'm sure manufacturers don't want to go down that rabbit hole of potential gripes and moans. Not to mention changing parameters of all the performance and safety testing they've done.
Ibis has their EWS team running 170mm forks and over-shocked bikes (more travel), but they certainly won't warranty a frame that has admittedly run those components.
Dec. 1, 2021, 9:53 a.m. - Mammal
To add to your warranty points, a lot of these links add some rear travel, which always reduces clearances to some extent. I've heard that some bike/link combos need to consider different tire sizes etc, for clearance reasons, and I'm sure manufacturers don't want to go down that rabbit hole of potential gripes and moans. Not to mention changing parameters of all the performance and safety testing they've done. Ibis has their EWS team running 170mm forks and over-shocked bikes (more travel), but they certainly won't warranty a frame that has admittedly run those components.