Would using a non suspension corrected fork make for better a better "basket packer"
There's a not quite C&V aluminum Rock Hopper down at the scrap yard. It has a suspension fork that may or may not be salvageable. I have a ridgid non suspension fork that would fit, and as this would be a bit shorter will increase the head tube angle and reduce the trail a bit. If I kept this bike it would probably end up a single speed and spend most it's time on pavement. I like having a wald basket for cruising around, so what I'm wondering is whether the fork swap would make this bike handle a front load better than the high trail junker I'm riding now.
Last edited by bark_eater; 08-29-23 at 10:48 AM.