I’m looking to get some carbon CX forks for the steel CX’er to lighten up the front end a bit.

I’ve seen these over on Aliexpress…… http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/26er-carbon-mtb-bike-fork-disc-brake-T700-carbon-fiber-3K-or-UD-glossy-finish/408575_765990538.html

They are marketed as an mtb fork 26/29er but i’m unsure if they’ll be suitable due to angles/offsets, etc as i don’t want to change the current set up too much if possible?

The offset and length are the parts i’m most concerned with…..

offset = 38mm
length = 460mm

Any help/advice gratefully received.

cheers

Posted 8 years ago

Look like Hylix – very stiff.

Length might be a bit long, can’t remember details.

Posted 8 years ago

Length might be a bit long

Yup, looks like you’re right Al, a bit of googling seems to point to a length of around 410mm axle-crown and a rake/offset of 45ish degrees…….back to the drawing board 🙁

Posted 8 years ago

If youre on a budget, I think Massi or similar light alloy 26″ forks go on ebay cheap.

Posted 8 years ago

Planet X Uncle John forks only £49 at the moment.

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FOPXUJCC/planet_x_uncle_john_carbon_cyclocross_fork

Posted 8 years ago

Planet X Uncle John forks only £49 at the moment.

cheers for the link but they need to be disc i’m afraid

Posted 8 years ago

Have tried those Massi before, they are alu with carbon wrap, really stiff and the odd off-set messes up the steering even on a MTB.

Would stick with some steel ones like the Kaffenbacks if you can’t find any cheap carbon.

Posted 8 years ago