Hi all,
Following my deeply unsuccessful search for a SS frame I am still trying to go down the rigid SS route with my current frame with a chain tensioner *shudders* 😀
I am finding sourcing a fork just as problematic and is mostly comes down to cost offset against trusting 600g all carbon forks.
Can anyone suggest some rigid forks to fit a my Trek Procaliber:
Boost spacing
480-490mm AC height
Look reasonable
Lightish
Not mega money
Not fussed on bolts/ cage mounts
Super reliable and easy to live with
UK availability
Much like my SS frame search I am doing well at finding faults and not doing well with finding something to go for!
RideFarr – Really cheap, looks great IMO, steel gives me that bit of trust but nearly 1.6kg!!!
eXotic Straight blade – No Boost versions and I found the feel of them nowhere near as nice as the Monocoque ones
Surly Krampus – Nothing that bad aside form all the mounts, should be durable and about the weight you expect for a steel fork but I don’t feel that inspired either
Assorted steel forks like Pipedream – A bit like the Surly above
eXotic monocoque – I had the Kinesis IV before which I really liked but I am struggling with a durability hang up
Selcof – On One were selling the fork from the Whippet. Decent enough option but hard to find now. Do you trust an On-One “seconds” fork?
Brother Cycles carbon – No Boost option and paying a premium for generic Chinese carbon?
Trek 1120 – Ticks all the boxes but a really tall AC height of 510mm which is longer than my unsagged sus fork.
Travers XC Prong – Tick all the boxes but a DT Swiss RWS style axle which really hated before and the unique thread dimensions mean it can’t be swapped for a bolt thru. Comically large too
MRP Rock Solid – Big money and I can’t see them being anything the eXotic weren’t
Niner Boost RDO – Disappeared off the face of the earth and I can’t get report of older ones snapping out of me head
Whisky – Mega money and very hard to find the Boost version
ENVE – Mega money and look a bit weird even if I could afford them
Salsa Firestarter Deluxe – Probably what I would go for with an unlimited budget but so many £££
So I guess what I would like is tales of reassurance for the mid range carbon forks like the Selcof or eXotic or an option around £300 or under that I haven’t thought of 😀 You are very welcome to say I am massively over thinking things too and it wouldn’t come as a shock 😉 😀
Ta all!