of getting yourself a rigid fork?
If you’re reading this, you probably have a suspension fork and a non-trials specific frame. That frame was designed for a fork with certain amount of travel. You first job is finding out what amount of travel that is. In case you own a XC frame, the travels in question are usually about 2.5″ to 3.5″ (make sure though). In this case, you may get yourself a standard trials fork, 400mm long, since it will not alter your geometry too much, just bring the front a bit down. Some people like this, and if you don’t like it, get a bit longer stem or one with more rise after you’ve tried riding with lower front end for a while. However, one this needs to be said: some frames have low bottom bracket, and putting an even shorter fork on such a frame could turn it into a plow, meaning bottom bracket will be ridiculously low — which is impractical (for getting over obstacles) and funny-feeling (bike feels weird with a low BB).
If you’re reading this, you probably have a suspension fork and a non-trials specific frame. That frame was designed for a fork with certain amount of travel. You first job is finding out what amount of travel that is. In case you own a XC frame, the travels in question are usually about 2.5″ to 3.5″ (make sure though). In this case, you may get yourself a standard trials fork, 400mm long, since it will not alter your geometry too much, just bring the front a bit down. Some people like this, and if you don’t like it, get a bit longer stem or one with more rise after you’ve tried riding with lower front end for a while. However, one this needs to be said: some frames have low bottom bracket, and putting an even shorter fork on such a frame could turn it into a plow, meaning bottom bracket will be ridiculously low — which is impractical (for getting over obstacles) and funny-feeling (bike feels weird with a low BB).In case you own a FR frame, or anything similar like dual slalom or dirt
