Carbon Rigid fork on a carbon 29er duel suspension bike? Can it work?

[Odinson]

Please post a pic of it if you can, it would be interesting to see. 

 

There is a pic here somewhere on the HUB of a gent who put a rigid fork on a Momsen Vipa. Looked bloody awful and I just couldn't understand why. 

 

Think it might be in the "Boast" thread.

[Mongoose!]

Actually a decent rigid mtb carbon fork weighs in at about 600g, so you would only lose about 900g!

Mmmm. My fork is 2.8kg. RST Fist Ai

 

So more like 2.2kg them!!!!!!!

[LazyTrailRider]

 If you want to climb better, just climb more.

 

Quote of the month.

[Hairy]

Mmmm. My fork is 2.8kg. RST Fist Ai

 

So more like 2.2kg them!!!!!!!

Bet the rest of the bike is also a little porky then?

[Vangar]

Mmmm. My fork is 2.8kg. RST Fist Ai

 

So more like 2.2kg them!!!!!!!

 

Can't be......their heaviest DH fork is only 3.2Kg. It should be more like 1.8kg or so.

[Gnarly]

There is a pic here somewhere on the HUB of a gent who put a rigid fork on a Momsen Vipa. Looked bloody awful and I just couldn't understand why. 

 

Think it might be in the "Boast" thread.

 

I think that was a Lauf fork, looks rigid but has 60mm of travel. Weights under a kg thou.

 

Found: https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/gear/build-project/project-black-part-1-the-weight-weenie-r1551

Edited November 12, 2014 by Gnarly

[jcmeyerSS]

Now this makes sense

[doppelganger]

I had a DS 26er some time ago and the fork bombed out on me, so I had to lock it out.

So I rode a DS with a "rigid" fork for some time until I could fix it.

 

I had a lot on fun on that setup...

 

OK, mock away

[Edition 507]

Mmmm. My fork is 2.8kg. RST Fist Ai

 

So more like 2.2kg them!!!!!!!

I see you like weight training then

[Odinson]

I think that was a Lauf fork, looks rigid but has 60mm of travel. Weights under a kg thou.

 

Found: https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/gear/build-project/project-black-part-1-the-weight-weenie-r1551

 

Nope, not the Project Black Vipa. 

 

This guy had one of those carbon chisel forks on. Rigid.

[Hairy]

Now this makes sense

Lauf-carbon-composite-leaf-spring-mtb-suspension-fork01-600x477.jpg

 

 

I think that was a Lauf fork, looks rigid but has 60mm of travel. Weights under a kg thou.

 

Found: https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/gear/build-project/project-black-part-1-the-weight-weenie-r1551

Lekker fork for grondpad, but that fork has no rebound setting options ..... so it will be a pogo stick on rocky repeated hits.

 

Just one of the reviews out there.

 

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/components/forks-suspension/product/review-lauf-trail-racer-29-fork-14-48818/

[Namib@RP]

Middag "There is a pic here somewhere on the HUB of a gent who put a rigid fork on a Momsen Vipa. Looked bloody awful and I just couldn't understand why." 

 

Think it might be in the "Boast" thread.

 

Ons almal ken die gesegde beproef als en hou die goeie .

 

Dis my Vipa met met die riged : Ek het hom op gesit om n 105 km op teer in Keetmanshoop te ry. Ek het 1.65kg op my fiets af gegooi ,wat ek dink baie is.

Dan het ek dit goed gedink om dit te gebruik as ek my bestaande shock moet laat diens of as iets met die shock gebeur. Ek was die laaste week sonder my fox gewees ,van remote na manual lock out.Die Riged op gesit en so by die 300 km op hom gedoen ,was dit lekker.......

Met n NN op n 2.35  en teen 1.3 loop hy soos stroop.....

HT maak jou van 2 kante moeg en n DS van 1........ as jy n riged op al 2 moet sit.

 

Mooiloop

[Namib@RP]

http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy170/Namib2010/WP_20140926_001.jpg

O Ja was bo nop in Keetmans op 1-10 met n 42 voor wat seker ook nie sin maak nie. As ek paaie moet ry wat nie kwaai tegnies is sal ek hom beslis op 

sit.

 

Lekker RY

Edited November 12, 2014 by Namib@RP

[Mongoose!]

Bet the rest of the bike is also a little porky then?

full XT 10 speed

weight 12.55kg currently - size XL

Fox CTD frame shock

fork is 2.8kg   (15mm alxe)

Wheels are 4kg plus complete (tyres / icetech roters and XT (11-36 ) cassette Giant PX- 2 or someting - busy upgrading them aswell

Edited November 12, 2014 by Mongoose!

[Odinson]

Middag "There is a pic here somewhere on the HUB of a gent who put a rigid fork on a Momsen Vipa. Looked bloody awful and I just couldn't understand why." 

 

Think it might be in the "Boast" thread.

 

Ons almal ken die gesegde beproef als en hou die goeie .

 

Dis my Vipa met met die riged : Ek het hom op gesit om n 105 km op teer in Keetmanshoop te ry. Ek het 1.65kg op my fiets af gegooi ,wat ek dink baie is.

Dan het ek dit goed gedink om dit te gebruik as ek my bestaande shock moet laat diens of as iets met die shock gebeur. Ek was die laaste week sonder my fox gewees ,van remote na manual lock out.Die Riged op gesit en so by die 300 km op hom gedoen ,was dit lekker.......

Met n NN op n 2.35  en teen 1.3 loop hy soos stroop.....

HT maak jou van 2 kante moeg en n DS van 1........ as jy n riged op al 2 moet sit.

 

Mooiloop

 

Praat van die duiwel, dan trap jy op sy stert.

 

Klink soos 'n slim plan om 'n spaar vurk te he.

 

Speel jy rond daar in die Richtersveld met daai Vipa?

[Namib@RP]

Praat van die duiwel, dan trap jy op sy stert.

 

Klink soos 'n slim plan om 'n spaar vurk te he.

 

Speel jy rond daar in die Richtersveld met daai Vipa?

Ja Ja  en al langs die Oranje op en af .Kyk moet se die riged is nou nie my no1 opsie nie ,maar dit is so nou en dan lekker die verandering.My fox is trug(net nou gekom), so vanaand sit ek haar trug.

As ek n roete  moet ry en ek ken hom nie, sal ek beslis my fox in hou vir die onbekende.

 

Lang  grond paaie beslis die riged (Bv .Rosh Pinah na Noordoewer so 150km op en af )

 

Mooiloop