Carbon Disc Forks anyone?

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ZeroG

While I have seen canti/disc carbon forks offered before (i.e., Winwood / see images), does anyone know any disc only carbon forks that can handle a cross (700) sized tire?

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ZenNMotion

The canti studs can be removed if they bother you that much-

khuon

Wound-up (http://www.advancedcomposites.com/woundup.htm) will configure one of their forks for you with disc or canti. Here's the canti version. I couldn't find an image of the disc version.

http://www.advancedcomposites.com/images/WU_cross_fork1.jpg

markhr

redline

ehammarlund

Having recently ordered a redline frame and asked about their carbon forks, I believe they are about to start making them in either disc or canti versions only (not dual). Might be worth a call to check.

ZeroG

Tom boyd

I have hydraulics on my MTB. They are a pain. Sure they stop great in all conditions, but they require constant attention to keep them clean and operating properly.

I do not know about cable discs, but I will never put hydraulic on another bike.

fatbat

Kul... Its not that the canti studs bother me so much, its just my crazy idea to keep the bike as clean as possible as its also a fixed cross. I just thought about mixing it up a bit by having a hydralic front brake..

i've got a fixed cross bike set up with a 1" dimension disc fork and a formula b4 disc brake. I'd reccomend the dimension fork- only ~50-100g heavier than the winwood fork, and looks cleaner. W/r/t the hydro brakes issue, i haven't had to do anything to the brake in the year it's been on there except replace the pads once.

Only problem with hydraulic brakes is that they limit your bar choice. With a little dremel work, i got the brake lever onto bullhorns, but i can't swap them onto drop bars. On my ss, i run drop bars, 287V levers, and avid mechanical brakes.

fatbat

thewalrus

asterisk

that fork looks like it wants to snap under its own weight.

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