With the same frame members, I was thinking that the Rocky Mountain Instinct/Altitude would have enough adjustment to fake it outside of other adjustments, but that's not the case without over-forking.
I've gotten there with over-forking, a mullet rear wheel (29/29 going to 29/27), and by running an offset seat post (9point8). I've also played around with shorter eye-to-eye lengths on shocks with varying degrees of success; however, I can't think of an example where with the frame members being the same a company accomplishes the slacker STA for shorter travel.
Aug. 14, 2023, 11:10 p.m. - Andrew Major
With the same frame members, I was thinking that the Rocky Mountain Instinct/Altitude would have enough adjustment to fake it outside of other adjustments, but that's not the case without over-forking. I've gotten there with over-forking, a mullet rear wheel (29/29 going to 29/27), and by running an offset seat post (9point8). I've also played around with shorter eye-to-eye lengths on shocks with varying degrees of success; however, I can't think of an example where with the frame members being the same a company accomplishes the slacker STA for shorter travel.