Originally Posted by
jimc101
That's why I italic'd the may, you are probably correct 99% of the time, what if the OP is that 1%?
You seem to be missing a piece here. Most standard 26" MTB forks will take a 700C wheel with a narrow tire AKA a road bike wheel straight off. Here, there
may be trouble.
But if you use a
sus-corrected 26" MTB fork you'll end up with more ATC and clearance than a regular road bike fork.
Anything short of a 700C balloon tire should fit right in, and then we're outside the "road bike" definition, vague as it is.
Originally Posted by
jimc101
.... so what if there are less 700c forks; the fact is, that they are available, and more are coming every year..
All I'm saying is that IMO it's probably
easier (and cheaper) to track down a supposedly 26" fork that'll do the job.
If the OP prefers to invest more time and money to source a 700C fork, that's his decision.
Or maybe I'm wrong and 700C disc forks are easier to find.
Get the ATC (and rake) right, and the 700C or 26" designations won't matter. The wheel will fit and the bike won't care. If quality is assumed to be equal, either fork will do.
Originally Posted by
jimc101
There are very few non carbon disc forks left on the market...
The OP was
thinking about CF,
not insisting on it.
Originally Posted by
jimc101
... the Mosso you suggested isn't widely available in the UK ...
If I could get one, so can the OP. I'm under the impression that most people are quite pleased with Ebay.
Originally Posted by
jimc101
...there is no warranty for the buyer, and they could get hit with VAT/import duty before the item is released from the courier, which isn't an issue in some non-EU countries.
Granted, you've got a couple of points there.