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Will it all end in tears?
Looking to perhaps go rigid on my SS ( GASP ) have previously used ( and still do ) Salsa's Cromoto fork but fancy a change.
Carbon forks seem to be used a lot now a days but a number quote a maximum rider weight that I am either over or very close to.
Is it worth the risk?
I ride in a fairly smooth manner but do occasionally "go nuts" on line choices!
When using my cromoto forks I notice a degree of flex under braking (185mm rotor) would switching to carbon forks mean a move to a smaller rotor?
Hmm.
Will it all end in tears?
Probably, take some pictures if it does.
RealMan - MemberWill it all end in tears?
Probably, take some pictures if it does.
Will do .... 😉
I have run my SS On One Inbred 29er with carbon forks and a 185mm rotor with no problems and i'm a couple of kilo's heavier than you. Switched to bouncy forks at the moment but will be putting them back on for the winter in due course.
Guess it depends on the fork really, On One's have no weight limits, some others do.
As long as you're a 'wheels mostly on the ground' kind of rider i'm sure you'll be fine.
Hahahahaha! I hope not; I've just bought some carbon 29er forks and I weigh 111kg!!!!
I weigh 111kg!!!!
That's exactly two of me 😯
And you call yourself realman!
And 40% of that is gonads!
I've run Pace RC31, Bontrager switchblades and currently Exotic carbons - no problems on any of them and I weight more than you do.
There's a picture floating round somewhere of a (quite badly I would assume) crashed Inbred with the On One carbon forks. It reassures me when I'm riding mine that the frame was utterly folded, and the forks were pretty much intact.
The On-One's are relatively sturdy for a carbon fork though, others that are lighter I imagine are not as strong.
I've had Sid World Cups - with the carbon steerer crown on my 110 Top Fuel (carbon frame) and although they flex (as they became famous/infamous for), they have taken lots of abuse and the odd crash just fine. I'm 14st 7lbs now but have been as much as 15st 10lbs which I think is overweight - for the forks!!!
Obviously if they have a recommended weight limit of 85kg, I'd steer clear as any warranty would be void...
17st and used RC31s with no issues, but then I'd not expect any...
I weigh more than all of you lot. Never ridden carbon MTB forks but I just wanted to brag.
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Though very little of the total is gonads.
I fancy some Exotic 29er forks. Are they any good?
As good as any unless you've got access to full destructive testing results of them all 🙂
100kg on Nuke Proof 29er rigids. Not broken them yet.
There was another thread on carbon forks recently.
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-sturdy-are-rigid-carbon-forks
Only two examples of broken carbon forks on that thread and both failed at a metal component, which I found reassuring.
95 kg plus gear hear and use on ones with a 185 rotor. Less flexi than my fox f29s. They feel very strong to me but have wondered about catastrophic failure on some decents. Im not the most passive of riders.
both failed at a metal component, which I found reassuring.
Reassuring?!? Surely the consequences are just as unpleasant whether or not it's a carbon bit that breaks.
Thew widely held belief, whether it's right or wrong, is that carbon components snap suddenly without warning, while metal ones bend first.
I have an irrational fear of my carbon fork legs both snapping at once and sending me over the 'bars.
I found it reassuring that in both cases it was a metal component that partially failed by cracking or bending and the rider was able to stop under control.
100 to 105kg here and my RC31's are holding up fine. My rigid SS has got a LOT of use over the 3 years I have had it and no problem with the forks. I like you don't ride very "hard" but it does take the odd beating. No worries. The only negative with these forks is the flex on braking can sometimes have me wondering if the headset needs adjusting.
Go for it!
Same as loddrik here but was only using them on road, through bumpy fields and dirt tracks and they were second hand when I bought them.
I'd say do what loddrik mentions BUT obviously check the qr skewer every ride on them, you know the usual.
Were the best improvement to a whippet bike ever. sadly sold on though.
Oh flex on the rc31's is noticable if this kind of weight but were still dependable forks.
Wouldn't really go jumping or doing street on them for any length of time mind 😈
95kg here with Exotic carbon forks on a SS 29er. They appear more than up to the job over the local trails which are pretty rooty with a few rocky patches. I wouldn't drop over 2ft with them but that's more down to my ability than anything else.
Ask the manufacturer if there is a weight limit for warranty etc.