Feb. 9, 2015, 11:21 p.m. -  Steve Mathews

#!markdown Thanks for the mention Dave! One other factor to consider is that running a 26″ wheel in a 27.5″ fork means you'll have more axle offset. In theory, this is a bad thing because it means you have less trail. Trail is essentially the amount of self-aligning leverage that your steering has; it's the distance between the tyre's contact patch and the steering axis (if you were to draw an imaginary line out from the headtube all the way to the ground), and bigger wheels require more fork offset to keep the same amount of trail. This means you'll end up with slightly less planted steering, but on the plus side your front wheel will be a little further out ahead of you on steep stuff (which is similar to the effect a slightly slacker head angle will have). While it'll feel a bit weird at first, it's not an unreasonable or unrealistic setup to run. - Steve Vorsprung Suspension