Hi, the Hossmatic isn't made for a longer fork. You really do need to keep
it the 100mm travel it
was made for. It's the most travel we find to me reasonable on a hardtail
like that ; longer and the
handling gets very strange as you go through the travel.
When Dr Dew draws up a frame the first thing in the picture is the fork.
After that the frame
follows. A longer fork will slacken he angles of the frame and cause the
steering to wander on
climbs and the tire to push and loose traction on descents.
Also since the fork is no longer held at it's ideal angle to function extra
energy will go into
bending it instead of compressing it. Plus since most forks use a bushing
submerged in oil the
loose knocking feel when the fork is topped out will be increased. And last
since the longer fork
is a longer lever in a big impact or overload the chance of that force being
sent into the frame
and damaging it is greater.
Also we don't spec the bikes with a less than ideal travel fork; holding a
few percent back so
owners have to change that later. It comes out of the box with its right
geometry ready to roll.
So while putting the longer fork on won't break your bike immediately it
will increase the
fatigue cycle and reduce the frame lifespan. We have put a lot of energy
into testing this
situation and stock is where it's at.
Happy Trails!
-----Original Message-----
From: Sergey Buravtsov
Sent: February 29, 2016 11:00 AM
To:
tech@konaworld.com
Subject: Kona Hossmatic 2013 and Fox 32 Talas 2013 (26)
Hi!
Can I install this fork instead of default Rockshox XC32?
Fox has 150mm travel, how geometry will change?