James Mulholland Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 I'd like to take the suspension fork off my SS and give a rigid fork a go. I'm not too keen on a carbon fork, I imagine the only alternative is steel? Can anyone recommend a burly rigid 26" fork?
James Mulholland Posted October 7, 2014 Author Posted October 7, 2014 Salsa Cro Moto. top fork.Wow, very good looking fork! Thanks
James Mulholland Posted October 7, 2014 Author Posted October 7, 2014 Why not carbon ?I'm not a fan of the blade look of the carbon forks I've seen. That photo of JCMeyer bending his also gave me the heebie jeebies. I quite like the reassurance of steel.
Wyatt Earp Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 I'm not a fan of the blade look of the carbon forks I've seen. That photo of JCMeyer bending his also gave me the heebie jeebies. I quite like the reassurance of steel.They aren't all bladed.
James Mulholland Posted October 7, 2014 Author Posted October 7, 2014 They aren't all bladed.Are there any that you can recommend I have a look at?
jcmeyerSS Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 I'm not a fan of the blade look of the carbon forks I've seen. That photo of JCMeyer bending his also gave me the heebie jeebies. I quite like the reassurance of steel.Dude you have to remember that is weigh 100kg and i was coming down from about 2m with all my weight on the front wheel and it still did not break. A decent video of Carbon Vs Steel. I have both a Steel rigid on my SS and the Carbon rigid on my niner. both are great forks and I love and rate them both. That being said you cant beat the feel of Steel, I love my steel fork but dont think i would have survived the oopsy from sunday.
jcmeyerSS Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 Are there any that you can recommend I have a look at?none bladed carbon forks Ritchey WCS is a thing of beauty but quite expensive.http://ritcheylogic.com/mountain/forks.html I also had a Exotic Carbon rigid fork was Nice. I had the 26" fork and could run a 29er wheel in it too. Was ok but sold it once I got the Niner carbon fork.http://www.carboncycles.cc/?p=197 Then there is the slightly bladed slightly rounded very very sexy Whiskey no9 ForkMy riding buddy Rouxtjie has one and I have lusted after it since installation.http://whiskyparts.co/catalog/forks
udxcob Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 That's the worst test I have ever seen, I would still go ride the steel fork after that hit with the hammer but I wouldn't go ride the carbon after that
jcmeyerSS Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 That's the worst test I have ever seen, I would still go ride the steel fork after that hit with the hammer but I wouldn't go ride the carbon after thatNot a fork but a good example of the strength of carbon.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xreZdUBqpJs
Kranky Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Is this Santa Cruz test somewhat misleading? While it does show off the excellence of carbon where the frame is desinged to take force (even the final concrete block hammering). It doesn't really test the random crash scenario, where many carbon whoopsies happen. What do you think the result would have been if they hammered a chainstay on a complete bike laterally against that concrete block?
jcmeyerSS Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Is this Santa Cruz test somewhat misleading? While it does show off the excellence of carbon where the frame is desinged to take force (even the final concrete block hammering). It doesn't really test the random crash scenario, where many carbon whoopies happen. What do you think the result would have been if they hammered a chainstay on a complete bike laterally against the concrete block?I think it is to test the forces that the bike would encounter through normal use. i.e It shouldnt fail when you are on it and riding.
Flippa Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 I honestly don't think you'll go wrong with either a steel or a carbon fork, depending on the sort of feel you are looking for. The forks I've had: Exotic 26" carbon - this is the generic, round carbon tube bonded to aluminium dropouts and fork crown, sold under many different names (PRO, Exotic, etc.). Lots of front to back flex under heavy braking.Kona P2 steel 29" fork - Stock fork that came with my Kona Unit. It felt really good, but it felt like it deflected quite easily off line. That may also be due to the crappy wheel build that I had at the time.Niner RDO carbon - Feels really well damped. Little to no deflection off obstacles and no front to back flex.Surly Krampus 29" steel - I think a lot of the deflection that a long steel fork might experience is absorbed by that 3.0" tyre. Disclaimer: The above is just my personal opinion as a really average rider......
Kranky Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Also the On One forks: http://www.on-one.co.uk/c/q/components/forks-and-shocks/rigid-forks Any development on them no longer shipping to SA?
Fire Engine Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Dude you have to remember that is weigh 100kg and i was coming down from about 2m with all my weight on the front wheel and it still did not break. A decent video of Carbon Vs Steel. I have both a Steel rigid on my SS and the Carbon rigid on my niner. both are great forks and I love and rate them both. That being said you cant beat the feel of Steel, I love my steel fork but dont think i would have survived the oopsy from sunday.What happened to your fork? I missed that
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