Heel Drop Posted March 12, 2017 Share I am considering building a carbon bike with a ENVE rigid carbon fork Mainly to keep maintenance to a minimum. I have never ridden one so I would like some input from those that own a rigid fork MTB ? For the current km's and riding I am doing I am looking at minimum time spend fixing the bike and more time riding Gen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongoose! Posted March 12, 2017 Share Lauf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henningvr Posted March 12, 2017 Share Been riding rigid for 1.5 yrs now. Loving it. No fork maintenance, and due to being light on the front, it climbs like a scared cat. Edited March 12, 2017 by henningvr Heel Drop, ChUkKy and IH8MUD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heel Drop Posted March 12, 2017 Share Lauf?no dont want a lauf just rigid Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted March 12, 2017 Share I will also be putting a carbon rigid fork on my steel single speed, can't comment on it yet, but I am looking forward to not losing power due to suspension bob on the big climbs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted March 12, 2017 Share Dipslick gave me this fork for my SS. Love it henningvr, DIPSLICK, dirtrider and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthunders Posted March 12, 2017 Share Riding rigid is really fun. Improves your bike handling skills and one learns to find the best lines out on the trail. I've personally ridden both carbon and steel forks and IMO I would get a steel fork over a carbon fork. dirtrider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted March 12, 2017 Share Riding rigid is really fun. Improves your bike handling skills and one learns to find the best lines out on the trail. I've personally ridden both carbon and steel forks and IMO I would get a steel fork over a carbon fork.+1. You need to sharpen up your skills or you eat gravel. Once you have ridden rigid, you realise how often your front shock saves your ass. Edited March 12, 2017 by Vetseun Kenty, Milosh and ChUkKy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted March 12, 2017 Share I started riding an mtb with a rigid fork... pretty much all there was at the time... they are a tad more unforgiving to a bad line than suspension but they are fun to ride on most not too technical tracks. Personally I would.make sure you have a set of carbon bars as well as a carbon fork and as high a volume front tire as you can fit to help as a pseudo suspension... saves the hands a bit.. the nerd, Dicky DQ, IH8MUD and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted March 12, 2017 Share Dem wrists are going to take some time to adjust OneLove and Kenty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nerd Posted March 12, 2017 Share Been riding rigid for years. Running an X-lite carbon fork and it has been faultless. Swapped out alu bars for a thompson carbon bar and thats made a difference to the wrists as well as always using ESI Chunky/ extra chunky just for that little bit extra! I ride anything, blue, green, black section doesnt matter, line choice and faith in your equipment! Baron, TAAHIRWP, Stretched@Birth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted March 12, 2017 Share Had a rigid carbon fork on my mtb and found the feel to be very harsh. To the extent that my gravel bike on 30c tyres felt much,much more forgiving. Needless to say the shock went back on. I've seen the more slender type of mtb rigid fork that resembles that of a road bike. I suspect that these might give a far more comfortable ride. If I'm not mistaken, I think you can pick up one at Redhub. Lauf would be a nice option, just that it costs a fortune. Edited March 12, 2017 by Jonesy MickeyM35 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nerd Posted March 12, 2017 Share not all rigid forks are created equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb impi Posted March 12, 2017 Share my first mtb was rigid from back to front - Kona Firemountain, with an awkwardly steep fork. (these Kona bikes were also fitted with the first Gripshift gear shifting back in the early 90's). we raced down Fort Klapperkop on lookalike singletracks like hooligans, perhaps the only reason we survived no serious wrist fatigue/injuries or shoulder fractions was the stupidity factor was overshadowed by the sheer adrenaline and adventure. today I am extremely glad mtb's are not like that anymore. i might consider a rigid fork on a 27.5+ Traveler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter1 Posted March 13, 2017 Share I have a Surly KM fork on my bike with some wtb 2.3 tire. Rigid has changed my riding for the better. Love it. I also did it to save on maintaining the bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted March 13, 2017 Share I am considering building a carbon bike with a ENVE rigid carbon fork Mainly to keep maintenance to a minimum. I have never ridden one so I would like some input from those that own a rigid fork MTB ? For the current km's and riding I am doing I am looking at minimum time spend fixing the bike and more time ridingHubby has a Enve rigid fork on his singlespeed.. no hassles thus far and he has taken it places it shouldn't go. And boy it is a sexy fork. Heel Drop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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