Originally Posted by
fmac
Good question. It's more that the bike is complete with original LX and System 2 Components throughout. I can deal.
Question -- what would be an appropriate rigid fork to swap? The 1996 spec manual shows that the 900 series of that era are spec'ed for an Axle to Crown of 408mm, with a tolerable range of 408 mm - 430 mm. Is it as simple as finding a fork with an AtoC in that range, such as that Surly Troll (even if it isn't suspension-corrected)?
Suspension travel was relatively short in 96 as compared to now. The Troll fork is 420 AC so it will work fine. You could also look for a used fork from that time period which would likely be a similar AC. That will get you in the correct area.