pewe
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Reged: 04/07/05
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I'm thinking about getting a nice steel Sola but has some questions about the correct fork length. Is it OK to use a 100 mm fork on this frame without altering the geometry to much? Nowadays there are a bunch of good 100-120 mm forks that are better suited for trailriding. What do you use?
Thanks
Patrick from Sweden 
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terry
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Reged: 12/18/03
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Loc: Southeastern MA
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pewe: i ride a sola with an 80mm fork. i don't do anything outrageous-i'm too old to not mind being laid up-so for me and the type of stuff i ride 80 is perfect. as far as screwing with the geo-seven would build the bike with the proper geo's depending on the fork you want to use. mine was designed around an 80mm fork & when i replaced the original this past winter i went hunting for an 80 because the seven guys said a 100 would change the handling noticeably. that was fine by me 'cause i like it just as it is but the number of 80's still available seems to be getting fewer & fewer. give it some serious thought before you decide. good luck.
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Joker
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Reged: 07/20/05
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Loc: HK
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The Sola is a fast light XC bike and hence should be set up that way. 100mm is fine and you really shouldn't be putting on a fork longer than that.
If your looking for an "all mtn" rig then you shouldn't be buying a Seven Sola, period. It's not meant for any sort of craziness.
Look at the Rock Shox Reba, it's adjustable from 85mm - 115mm, I've got one on my Ellsworth Truth.
To answer your question, yes the geometry will be altered when going to a longer fork, the head angle becomes more slack which means it's not as agile through tight turns. There's benefits to a slacker head angle but not with the Sola.
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