I think the answer depends a bit on what 120mm fork you’re riding, but if it’s me I’d install a -2* Angleset and lower the fork to 90mm. This will lengthen Reach, slack out HTA and steepen STA a bit.
If you have any spacers under your stem I’d ditch them (slam stem) and make up the height with a taller bar. This doesn’t change Reach as we measure it but it makes a difference to your effective position on the bike.
Run the rear wheel as far back as it goes. At least for a few rides to get used to it. The increase in stability from a centimetre of rear-center is more notable than a cm of front-center in terms of stability but it will affect your ability to handle your bike way less than you think once you’re used to it. If it was a pump track bike you wouldn’t be looking to add stability.
March 29, 2022, 5:01 p.m. - Andrew Major
I think the answer depends a bit on what 120mm fork you’re riding, but if it’s me I’d install a -2* Angleset and lower the fork to 90mm. This will lengthen Reach, slack out HTA and steepen STA a bit. If you have any spacers under your stem I’d ditch them (slam stem) and make up the height with a taller bar. This doesn’t change Reach as we measure it but it makes a difference to your effective position on the bike. Run the rear wheel as far back as it goes. At least for a few rides to get used to it. The increase in stability from a centimetre of rear-center is more notable than a cm of front-center in terms of stability but it will affect your ability to handle your bike way less than you think once you’re used to it. If it was a pump track bike you wouldn’t be looking to add stability.