I picked up my Offering used, came with a 44mm fork, changed it to a 51mm. Honestly I can't really tell the difference.Wondering this too as I just picked up a frame to build up. In the text about the bike though it appears to say 43 and 44 also work well, esp for a snappier feel.
Yeah, I am not so sure I would be able to tell the difference either epically since I haven't ridden the bike. Still up in the air as to what fork to get for mine. Running the dpx2 shock and may go lyric up front as I could never get my fox forks to feel that great in the past and have had CSU issues. What fork are you running on yours?I picked up my Offering used, came with a 44mm fork, changed it to a 51mm. Honestly I can't really tell the difference.
Absolutely. If the bikes were not designed around a specific offset they would not be able to get the desired geometry. Most bike mfg will list what offset they recommend for the specific bike. From everything I have read, the offering v1 was designed around a 51mm offset.Is a bike ever really "designed" around a 44 vs 51 mm offset fork? I put a 44 mm offset for on my ST Stumpjumper and it wasn't even noticeable after riding around in the parking lot for 5 minutes.
What does it do to an Evil Offering's geometry if you change your fork from a 51 mm to 44 mm offset? Shorten the wheelbase by 7 mm? Anything else?Absolutely. If the bikes were not designed around a specific offset they would not be able to get the desired geometry. Most bike mfg will list what offset they recommend for the specific bike. From everything I have read, the offering v1 was designed around a 51mm offset.
I don’t know if “designed around” would be as accurate as “evil liked this combo”. I think most of the original adopters of shorter offsets also added slacker head tubes and longer reaches. In the end it’s 1)a matter of preference, and 2)really minor as a sole change.What does it do to an Evil Offering's geometry if you change your fork from a 51 mm to 44 mm offset? Shorten the wheelbase by 7 mm? Anything else?
I'm on a V1, did upgrade the Fox DPX2 to a 11.6 and changed the stanchions to 51mm and did the Push AC3 kit. DH on the Offering is way better and loving it! Climbing with the 11.6 meh, kinda like pedaling a wet turd. I don't mind a little more struggle on the uphill, because the 11.6/AC3 for the DH is the ****!Yeah, I am not so sure I would be able to tell the difference either epically since I haven't ridden the bike. Still up in the air as to what fork to get for mine. Running the dpx2 shock and may go lyric up front as I could never get my fox forks to feel that great in the past and have had CSU issues. What fork are you running on yours?