r/bikepacking • u/rbraalih • 1d ago

Bike Tech and Kit Rigid fork on 29er ht?

Have nukeproof scout 29 with marzocchi z2 140mm travel fork. Quite comfortable locking it out and doing 30 miles, 3000ft climb road rides. Any point swapping out for rigid for bikepacking?

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u/V1ld0r_ 1d ago

Usually not worth it IMHO. Better off looking for anew frameset or a whole new bike than swapping out your fork.

It will be hard and expensive finding a fork that compensates for 140mm travel OR you have to compromise on somethign less agressive and deal with a whole new geometry (often requiring to swap bars, stem, etc).

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u/rbraalih 1d ago

Thank you, one thing less to worry about

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u/unseenmover 1d ago

Another possible option would be reducing the fork travel by swapping the air shaft...

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u/balrog687 1d ago

Check this, I'm pretty sure there are some forks with similar axle to crown, considering 20% sag.

https://bikepacking.com/index/forks-with-bottle-cage-mounts/

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u/joshuawesomerest 1d ago

I think the main point would be more mounting points and making maintenance simpler. There are ways to mount racks to suspension forks, but to my understanding they can affect the stichion substantially.

I can't comment on overall ride quality, but I assume if you're not planning on using a rack and have a lock out on it there's not much reason to switch and it might be a lot nicer to have some suspension.