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06-30-08 | 08:58 AM

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Metaluna

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Originally Posted by adamtki

This looks like a good choice for a replacement fork.

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...20Road%20Forks

My only question is if the carbon legs will be strong enough for hard disc braking.

I have that fork on my Cross-Check and it is reputed to be nearly identical to the Winwood Muddy. If it is in fact a relabeled Muddy, then it is designed for tandem use in addition to cyclocross, so it should be pretty strong.

My only concern with 29'er forks is that the axle-to-crown distance seems to be longer than a typical road/cross bike fork (e.g. Salsa CroMoto Grande, 468mm a-c, vs 400mm or so for the Winwood). I don't know if that would work well on a road/cross frame though I don't know if you mentioned what kind of bike you have.

Last edited by Metaluna; 06-30-08 at 09:03 AM.

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