Unaccustomed as I am to riding my bike properly, I have bent the original forks on my Swift. 🙄
Now, do I replace the original forks or do I go for the On-One 29er carbon forks?
I need help with some geometry issues. The original Swift fork has a 485mm axle to crown length, whilst the On-One fork is 470mm A to C. Has anybody tried shorter forks on a Swift? Is 15mm enough to upset the handling? What about the differing rake and offset of each fork?
Help!
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Worth ringing Singular to ask about a warranty replacement perhaps? And if it doesn't qualify for a warranty, then a cost price crash replacement? Worth an ask anyway...
Not ridden one myself, but I understand the Swift is reasonably sharp steering wise, so to fit a fork with a 15mm shorter a/c height might make it quite twitchy.
I've been honest with Sam, it's no warranty replacement!
Was going to buy a new set of forks from Singular via bank transfer, until [b]Lloyds TSB[/b] sent the money God knows where.
Christ on a pogo stick, they even informed me that I had sent the money to "single circle". Mongs. 🙄
Whilst I'm waiting for these idiots to get their act together and refund me, I'm having second thoughts about my Swift's forkage...
I'd put a Reba on there.
I'm going to avoid bouncy forks, the Swift has been perfectly fine without them.
Sam had some Pace carbon forks on one of his Swifts when I went for a test ride with him. Not sure what length a-c they are but they seemed fine.
Ah bent forks! 😆
Are there not lots of second hand singular forks lying around in people's "spares" boxes due to all the people who've fitted suspension forks on their swift?
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Are there not lots of second hand singular forks lying around in people's "spares" boxes due to all the people who've fitted suspension forks on their swift?
I suspect it's more that there's lots of suspension forks lying around people's "spares" boxes due to all the people who've fitted suspension forks on their swift and discovered that suspension does not offer enough advantage on the Swift to make up for the extra weight 🙂
It's one of the nice things about the Singular - you don't need to spend a heap of money on a fancy suspension fork, so you have more for other important stuff like bling hubs etc.
That was my case, anyway.
Thanks for all the advice, guys.
Been thinking about the pros and cons of this.
As well as the steepened head angle and the increased possibility of pedal strikes, the crown of the On-One fork looks as if it would come very close to fouling the down tube.
It's also twice the money of the Swift fork. Which is what I'll get.
Thanks again. 🙂