viewdvb
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The front fork travel is listed at 190mm. I have put a thin tie wrap on mine to check travel and it has NEVER travelled more than 150mm even two up, fully loaded and braking for downhill hairpins. I have the preload at about 2 rings harder than stock, which is a very few millimeters difference, to provide acceptable loaded sag. Does this match other riders' experience? So what use is the extra 40mm travel? I notice that Racetech recommend a slightly harder spring which would not help to increase travel and that other contributors who have changed the spring have ended up with roughly the same as OEM but linear, not progressive like OEM, so that wouldn't help. I considered the recommended oil height of 150mm being restrictive but discovered that this is set with the forks fully compressed so shouldn't prevent the travel. Anyone got any suggestions about what restricts the travel to only 150mm out of 190mm and how to increase it?