Tried commute on my old Claud Butler Urban 300 last Friday and in was a pretty pleasant 45 mins. In order to make it more efficient I have already dumped the suspension post it came with and next on the list are the "Metro" forks. They really aren't much cop (I know but when I bought it I didn't know any cyclists who could point out how pointless the forks could be but anyway) They are also fairly heavy so my assumption is that pretty much any rigid fork will be lighter. Ideally I would spend precisely nothing but I guess that is unlikely.
I am not sure what bargain to look for though as the current forks have a 460mm axle-crown measurement. How short can I get away with? It is not exactly twitchy at the moment 440mm asking for trouble?
