Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
Ok, I missed that this is an aluminum fork. Thats a curious choice as it bucks the carbon fork trend and...well thats just odd. Its really not on anything else I know of at or near this price point. Interesting, and at first thought that isnt in a good way.
As Spoon said - how is fork offset/rake not listed? At least tell us trail, even if the tire size isnt then listed as that will help narrow down the range. But really- why isnt fork offset listed? That is a critical measurement to understand how steering will most likely feel, and thats pretty personal to each rider.
HTA, STA, fork rake, chainstay length, stack, reach, BB drop, ETT. These 9 measurements should be listed for any bike being sold or even advertised on the internet. There is simply no good reason to not list them. And if standover as well as head tube length are listed, then super.
Fork offsets are not important in mtb because manufacturers design the frame around a predetermined offset from the beginning. For example on a 29er mtb you have 2 offsets - 51mm and 44mm. You can ride a frame with a crazy offset fork and at the end of the day not even notice it because the geometry was designed around that offset. So you can have 2 frames with huge differing offsets feel exactly the same once you ride it. Shorter offsets were introduced in mtb anyway so the wheelbase can be shortened while still having a very long and slack frame.