Originally Posted by
Colnago Mixte
I put the $99 Nashbar fork on my Miyata. Only weighs 3 or 4 lbs, actually a couple ounces lighter than a cheap high-ten steel fork.
Double check the weight, and weigh the thing when you get it. The fork they sent me doesn't even seem to have any carbon fiber in it, it's all aluminum as far as I can tell, and it weighs a $&%-ing TON.
When I was shopping for 1" threaded forks, I also saw a Ritchey fork for $199, which I thought at the time was too much. If I had it to do over, I would have gladly paid that for a decent fork instead of that non-carbon fiber Nashbar POS.
Huh. The Nashbar carbon road forks I bought with aluminum steerers weigh 1.32 lbs. (599 g) with a 200mm steerer (for 56cm frames), and 1.37 lbs. (621 g) with a 220mm steerer (for 61cm frames).
Hi-Ten steel forks in those sizes weigh around 1.9 lbs. (862 g) Columbus ones are around 1.5 lbs (680 g) in that size. For the money I consider the Nashbar units a good value.
There will always be parts (or bikes for that matter) that will be a significant upgrade for more cash, but for those seeking to lighten their existing framesets on a budget I'd continue recommending the Nashbar carbon forks.