Originally Posted by
Spld cyclist
Perhaps aluminum mountain bikes with rigid forks might work.
That's what I decided for a commuter bike. The big problem was the limited selection of rigid MTB forks in my budget for a commuter. I settled on the
Dimension fork. It's heavy--over two pounds.
The bike came in just under 24 lbs as a 1X8. Less than my Trek Hybrid by quite a bit.