m4rx12

I'm working on a new single speed build. Because I'm on a tight budget I have to go for this frame:

https://www.cyclebabac.com/en/our-sto...category_id=98

however I would like to swap out the fork which comes with the frame for this one:

https://www.niagaracycle.com/product_...ucts_id=802984

How can I tell if the crown of the fork will be compatible with the frame?

Thanks

fietsbob

get more Data.. Call the sellers..

whats wrong with keeping the regular fork?

you have all the other parts already ?

bits and pieces at retail cost more than just getting a built up bike whole.

Ex Pres 

The good: they are both 1 1/8" threadless (and uncut) so that will not be an issue.

The bad: the replacement for doesn't know if it's a 38mm rake or 44mm rake. The 44 is probably a lot closer to the fork you're replacing. The 38mm will [more than likely] change the handling characteristics of the bike, and maybe not to the good.

Why do you feel the need to change the fork to a drilled "track" fork?

m4rx12

I've read that the straight forks absorb more bouncing from the ride and distribute it through the frame. My last fork the drop out straight up broke off while I was climbing and now it terrifies me.

m4rx12

Am I simply misinformed?

m4rx12

And the reason I am building as opposed to buying (I'm pretty sure buying is faster and ?cheaper) is that as a student I'm on a very tight budget. I work at a bike shop so I can order parts at cost.

pierce

a straight fork gives a harsher ride than a curved one, all else being equal. I'd stick with what comes with the frame, ESPECIALLY if you're on a tight budget.

m4rx12

cool mate, glad too hear my fear is unfounded. It wasn't a gnarly bail or anything but it was in traffic so it kind of scared me.

fietsbob

Only advantage for slightly springy un-suspended forks, was the old designs
that have a small radius bend right at the fork tip.

Straight blade, offset at the fork crown, or a large radius fork blade will not feel that much different,
until you change the material the fork is made out of .

your previous fork may have been damaged or some metal fatigue, not as a result of design.
but of Quality Control vs a cost to make it.
I have no Idea what you did to it.

FMB42

I agree with all of the above (especially fb's "bits and pieces at retail cost more than just getting a built up bike whole" comment).

So, I too suggest that you at least try the fork out before you start throwing money at a replacement fork.

Btw, my track bike frame and stock "straight bladed fork" rides much better than I expected. Almost bought a slightly curved carbon fiber disk and V brake ready fork while building it. Decided against this due to my being at least 30% over budget (on a bike that would never be worth even half of what I have in it).

m4rx12

What frameset did you get?

miamijim

I'd order one of the fixie/ss bikes from bikesdirect and be done with. If your odering from cyclesbabac and niagra how is that getting parts at cost?

FMB42

It's an inexpensive Dawes from Bike Island. Jumped into the whole thing just to get some experience on "piecing together" a new S.S. "hybrid/all-rounder". Definitely not the way to to go if you're on a tight budget and you're:

1. Stuck buying parts at full retail.

2. Paying full pop for the shipping.

3. Stupid like me and can't manage to get all the parts you need in less than a hundred separate orders (see #2 above).

4. Not worried about finishing the "build" anytime soon, or at anytime period (see #3 above).

5. Like me, and currently way over budget and stuck with brand new "summer" tires that are totally unsuited for the nasty winter weather you're now experiencing (see #s 1, 2, 3, and 4 above).

fietsbob

If the money is the issue cobble together a bike from used parts..

& Wally World sells a single speed bike ..