You could go with an internal lower cup and a 1 1/8" suspension fork and an external cup with a 1 1/2" rigid fork, but you're only talking about adding around 8mm to the lower on the rigid set-up.
Or use a standard 1 1/8" headset and swap lower cups from regular to a plus five.
But do you really wanna swap cups just to change forks?
You could get the TALAS fork that has travel adjust 100-120. Lower that front end for climbs and bomb the downs. That would reduce the drawbacks.
I've run my Stickel with a rigid fork, but it really shines with the Fox up front....
It's just that I could go on, and on, and on, and on about my Stickel.
I have done so many times on my blog since I got it back in March. Rather than type a million words (some of which might not apply to your situation), I'd rather chat about my experience. Nothing but positives...
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