For me, it's a case of 'how much fun can I have without being one "traction event" away from a hospital visit'... and the answer to that seems to sit right in the 6" front 5" (ish) travel area, with lots of tire and insert to tolerate some stupidity, but not so much travel and capability that to make the bike come alive I should be seriously considering chest/back protection.
Will your Fugitive handle a longshock-and-mullet type thing? Just run it out to even travel, add the shock length, but drop to a 650B rear wheel and end up with a similar BB positioning? I've done this and really liked the results on my wife's bike, having evenly matched travel is actually a pretty nice bonus (although the front end feels more capable overall, it makes the drops to flat basically perfect)
June 3, 2022, 9:16 p.m. - Tehllama42
For me, it's a case of 'how much fun can I have without being one "traction event" away from a hospital visit'... and the answer to that seems to sit right in the 6" front 5" (ish) travel area, with lots of tire and insert to tolerate some stupidity, but not so much travel and capability that to make the bike come alive I should be seriously considering chest/back protection. Will your Fugitive handle a longshock-and-mullet type thing? Just run it out to even travel, add the shock length, but drop to a 650B rear wheel and end up with a similar BB positioning? I've done this and really liked the results on my wife's bike, having evenly matched travel is actually a pretty nice bonus (although the front end feels more capable overall, it makes the drops to flat basically perfect)