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  • Forks for Roadrat
  • EvoKnievel
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    Can anyone recommend some good replacement forks for my Roadrat. Something that weighs less than the moon would be good!

    snakebite
    Free Member

    Bonty Alu or Carbons….Pace, Whyte Bros…..

    EvoKnievel
    Free Member

    Sorry – with disc mount as well

    kelvin
    Full Member

    Disc mount and light? You’ll need to go Carbon or Alu. Or both (like the pretty Bontrager forks).

    kelvin
    Full Member

    Steel + disc mounts + not flappy = not light forks I’m afraid

    PeterPoddy
    Free Member

    What’s wrong with the standard ones? I can’t see the point of trying to lighten a frameset that’s made of gaspipe in the first place.
    Point = missed, IMO

    (I’m a Roadrat owner)

    MountainMutant
    Free Member


    Pace Carbon/Ti ctypes for me. Bit longer than the standard fork but no ill effects on my commuter

    MM

    MountainMutant
    Free Member

    To add…I mashed my old forks into a pedestrian!

    EvoKnievel
    Free Member

    The standard ones are a bit heavy!

    HoratioHufnagel
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    Most carbon MTB forks aren’t actually that light, about 1kg for the bontrager ones, which is about the same as an aluminium fork or a kona P2.

    To go really light you’d have to ditch the disc brake, and get a road/cyclocross fork.

    Clink
    Full Member
    EvoKnievel
    Free Member

    Thanks for the constructive replies.

    I’m not looking to build a superlight. I’d be starting from a different point if that was the case.

    I’m getting ready to use it for commuting and just fancied losing a bit of weight off the front.

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