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Old 02-10-10, 02:21 PM
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Carbon forks with 50+mm rake - suggestions please

I am looking to replace the worn out headshock on my Cannondale SR500 roadbike with a fixed carbon fork. Cannondale support tells me the rake on the fork is 2.1inch (53mm). I like the way the bike handles so I'm not interested in anything less than 50mm rake. The only forks that I have found so far that are close are the 3T Funda Pro (53mm), and the Wound Up Road (52mm). I am open to looking at a cross fork, but would really like to not have to buy a new front brake. Anyone know of any other forks I should look at? Weight is not as big an issue to me as geometry, after all, I'm ditching the heavy suspension.

I'm leaning towards the Wound Up for no reason other than it's rather ugly "cool factor". I think that sans stickers and with the crown and dropouts black anodized it would look pretty awesome on the bike.
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I have a Wound Up Road Fork on one bike. I have the Bontrager clone my commuter rig. I liked the clone so well I thought I'd try the real deal after an encounter with a Pontiac. I'm very glad I did. I'm also glad we got clipped by the Pontiac.

The real deal Wound Up is head and shoulders above the Bontrager clone. It really has me thinking about replacing the clone fork.

Mine is the Wound Up Road Fork with optional fender eyelets and 1" carbon steerer. Tipped the scales at 440 grams before cutting.

It completely transformed the bike I put it on. It was a bike I liked, but it beat me up after 40 or 50 miles. Now, I can ride centuries on it. The ride is tremendously improved over the old steel fork. Transformative is the only word that comes close. While it soaks up potholes and other nastiness, it continues to transmit good road feel. I can tell exactly what's happening with the front wheel. Yet, even on fresh chip-seal, there's no buzz. It's very strange, and very nice.

I also took the opportunity to tweak the handling a bit. I wanted less trial. Doing that helped the bike a lot. But there's a real crisp, positive feel to the front end now. It's hard to describe, but it goes beyond what adjusting the trail did.

I'm completely sold on the Wound Up forks. It's to the point where I'm looking at two frames right now and I can't keep myself from thinking, "That one has a crappy old Time, and this one a POS Easton." Both Time and Easton are forks with excellent reputations, but the Wound Up has me seeing them as disposa-parts.

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Good to know on the Wound Up. I haven't found a whole lot of reviews on their forks. Most of them are glowing, but the few people that don't like them, REALLY DON'T LIKE THEM! There aren't too many fence riders with the Wound Up forks.
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Edge Composites Road 2.0 comes in 50 mm rake.
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Thanks, there is a LBS that carries that one!
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