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Old 01-02-14 | 06:36 AM
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Needle in a haystack: high-end 1" fork

So I've been running into all sorts of dead ends trying to find a sub-400g threadless 1" fork, even though a few types exist... I'm a few years late.

Don't mind if it's second-hand, I just need 215mm of steerer. Preferably plain black with minimal decals, but whatevs. Kinda got my heart set on straight blades, though (a choosy beggar, I know).

First choice by a mile is the Easton EC90 aero 1" (it also came in 9/8"), despite its lairy decals - IMO it's pure porn... nobody seems to have any left in stock.

Then there's Felt's Aero 3.1 and 3.2, which took me a while to discover. Apparently 1" steerers are a bit of a thing at Felt, being a feature of their TT bikes to this day AFAICT... but their website doesn't want to take my money. Maybe I can get someone in the US to proxy for me...?

The Mizuno Fiandre is another straight-bladed 1" fork under 400g, but is hard to come by; was mostly distributed via custom framebuilders, I gather.

The Columbus Minimal initially inspired this quest, but the curved blades would bug me... I'm just about prepared to cop another 100+g and go with the Trigon RC38-S.

Just about... but paying the same for a 440g fork when I could have a 330g fork would bug me too : /

Can anyone help with my first three choices, or let me know about any other possibilities?
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