Travel doesn’t need to go down that much:
A 170 mm fork has about 150mm vertical wheel travel,
So if you had a 165 mm (vertical) rear wheel travel bike, 180 or 190 would match that pretty closely.
Also, most Dc forks have lower axle to crown heights than single crown ones, afaik, so even on a frames designed for shorter travel it would work.
Aug. 11, 2023, 7:10 a.m. - Tjaard Breeuwer
Travel doesn’t need to go down that much: A 170 mm fork has about 150mm vertical wheel travel, So if you had a 165 mm (vertical) rear wheel travel bike, 180 or 190 would match that pretty closely. Also, most Dc forks have lower axle to crown heights than single crown ones, afaik, so even on a frames designed for shorter travel it would work.