Originally Posted by
nahh
Is there really that much difference in one rigid steel fork and another? I really think this another moment w/ Surly when you think you're buying quality.
what makes the Surly forks so great?
My deal with Surly is this, I've ridden super low quality (Origin8 frames, components) and super high quality (DEAN frames, Camp components) and I think Surly falls somewhere in the upper middle of those two "products." Think of the low end as 0 and the high end as 10. I think Surly is around a 7-8, where Salsa is also around an 8. White Industries offers a $300ish rigid fork, if you're positive you need to spend that kinda Benjamins.
http://www.webcyclery.com/home.php?cat=319
Notice that the Surly is inline with the 'cheap' end of components, but I promise you the quality is NOT.