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  • 29er forks will be too long. usually suspension corrected and or course for a much bigger tyre go with a cross fork.

    This^

    A standard rigid 29er fork is designed to give the same frontend height and HTA, as a 80mm suspension fork.

    So thats room for 700mm rims + 60mm tyres + 80mm travel.

    You need 700mm rims + 35mm tyres + 0 travel.

    So even without looking at actual axle-to-crown measurements you can see you're out by around 100mm, which will lift your front end and slacken your HTA. So basically giving the exact handling change, you state you dont want.

    I'd find out what the axle to crown measurement for a pompino fork is and take it from there. My guess is a standard 26" MTN fork would fit better. A cyclocross fork would more likely have the correct rake, and would look better though (IMHO). I have a bonty carbon CX fork and run 42mm tyres, without issue.

    Also, dont dismiss forksd because they arent straight, unless this is a asthetic thing you want. The handling effect is a more complex matter.
    Use this:
    http://yojimg.net/bike/web_tools/trailcalc.php

    This is a quality well priced fork IMHO.
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=8610

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