A reach assembly (14) for a materials handling vehicle (10) comprising: a mast carriage assembly (120) moveable on a mast assembly (12); a fork carriage assembly (122) comprising a pair of forks (52A, 52B); and an extension/retraction mechanism (140) for horizontal movement of the fork carriage assembly comprising: at least one first arm (142) having a first end pivotably coupled to the mast carriage assembly and a second end slidably coupled to the fork carriage assembly; and at least one second arm (150) having a first end slidably coupled to the mast carriage assembly and a second end pivotably coupled to the fork carriage assembly; wherein the at least one second arm is pivotably coupled to the at least one first arm at a pivot point (PP
1 ). The pivot point is not located in the centre of the arms but closer to one end of the first arm than to the other end of the first arm and closer to one end of the second arm than to the other end. In a second embodiment the extension/retraction mechanism is arranged as a scissor arrangement with front (342B, 350B) and rear (342A, 350A) first and second arms.