Recommendations please for a replacement touring fork
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Posts: 4,466
Bikes: many
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 16 Times
in
13 Posts
Recommendations please for a replacement touring fork
Hi all,
I have a 2000 Litespeed Appalachian CX (the Blueridge was the touring version with a touring fork). I am working on making this bike a little more road worthy and would like to replace the 1" cromo CX fork with a touring fork with more rake, canti compatible, eyelets and brazeons.
Would you please provide your recommendations for both steel and carbon forks?
Thanks
I have a 2000 Litespeed Appalachian CX (the Blueridge was the touring version with a touring fork). I am working on making this bike a little more road worthy and would like to replace the 1" cromo CX fork with a touring fork with more rake, canti compatible, eyelets and brazeons.
Would you please provide your recommendations for both steel and carbon forks?
Thanks
Last edited by RFC; 07-13-11 at 02:33 PM.
#2
Banned
Hire a frame builder's services, then you have a choice.
'more rake' is a number to specify.. exactly how much? ,
what trail distance do you need?
Contact Bruce Gordon, for example , a touring bike builder.
https://www.bgcycles.com/
'more rake' is a number to specify.. exactly how much? ,
what trail distance do you need?
Contact Bruce Gordon, for example , a touring bike builder.
https://www.bgcycles.com/
Last edited by fietsbob; 07-13-11 at 03:54 PM.
#3
Senior Member
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Southern Maine
Posts: 8,941
Mentioned: 130 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12188 Post(s)
Liked 1,494 Times
in
1,106 Posts
I had that Surly fork.
It's very heavy and absurdly stiff.
Have one built.
It's very heavy and absurdly stiff.
Have one built.
#5
-
Also, 1" forks are not readily available in the configuuration most desired for touring.
The CC fork recommended by Yan is probably your best bet for a cheap fork. But without knowing dimensions, I can't tell you if it would work well. The A-T-C needs to be within 10mm of stock to work well, and rake usually can't be more than 5mm off from stock, too. You can measure your old fork to get this info.
Last edited by seeker333; 07-14-11 at 10:00 PM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
reducedfatoreo
Classic & Vintage
15
09-29-11 01:29 AM