Any Gen1 owners short in the leg?

[PieEater]

Some on here will advise against lowering the front via the yokes too much but interestingly I've never seen any evidence that any of them have actually done it and had a negative effect. I on the other hand have lowered mine at one time by 30mm with no problems and have now settled for 26mm.

Yup your mileage will definitely vary as to how much to drop the yoke down the forks as there are a lot of variables and personal preference to take into consideration, but I've not heard of anyone saying it's not worthwhile doing. It's a really simple job to do meaning it's not difficult to play around and find what works best for you. My top tip is to have the weight of the front of the bike supported on a car jack and use that to lower / raise the bike along the fork legs. Also with more weight on the front the forks will have less travel so keep a cable tie on one so you can make sure it's not bottoming out, and you might want to increase your preload to compensate.