How to Measure Mountain Bike Forks: A Beginner’s Guide
To measure mountain bike forks, start by measuring the distance between the center of the fork’s dropout and the top of the steerer tube. This will give you the length of the fork. Then, measure the diameter of the steerer tube at the top, where the stem mounts, and at the bottom, where it attaches to the fork crown. Finally, measure the distance between the forks’ stanchions, which are the tubes that run from the crown of the fork to the dropouts. This will give you the fork’s offset or rake measurement.