Insights for 1" carbon fork?
#26
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From: NYC+NNJ
Bikes: i don't have a bike. a few frames, forks and some parts. that's all
came in today. free shipping from UK via EMS, impressive.
and. i. LIKE it! thin and sharp and LIGHT.
https://instagram.com/p/RGdYvGgxgr/
and. i. LIKE it! thin and sharp and LIGHT.
https://instagram.com/p/RGdYvGgxgr/
#27
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From: St. Louis, MO
Got mine on Monday as well...weighs ~30g less than the Time Featherlight it replaces.
Aesthetically it is a little less "steel fork" looking than the Time. Trying to decide whether to color match it, as I did the Time (to my Chesini) or allow it to "be the CF it is".
The included expander has a nice Columbus Dove cap...but...seems not to hold well. I think I'll machine another glue-in (ala Alpha) alloy insert instead.
Rode it today and it rides pretty nice...a little stiff over imperfections (ie, not as compliant as the Time) but handles sprinting/climbing torque better....at least at my size (#185). The Time was a great fork, especially considering its age, and especially for a lighter rider!
Aesthetically it is a little less "steel fork" looking than the Time. Trying to decide whether to color match it, as I did the Time (to my Chesini) or allow it to "be the CF it is".
The included expander has a nice Columbus Dove cap...but...seems not to hold well. I think I'll machine another glue-in (ala Alpha) alloy insert instead.
Rode it today and it rides pretty nice...a little stiff over imperfections (ie, not as compliant as the Time) but handles sprinting/climbing torque better....at least at my size (#185). The Time was a great fork, especially considering its age, and especially for a lighter rider!
#28
If it was an older fork, that's what the technology was back then; trying to balance ride quality with some level of longevity.
I don't have enough experience with the current crop of CF forks to know what their lifespan really is.
Glad you found the fork you wanted, though!
I don't have enough experience with the current crop of CF forks to know what their lifespan really is.
Glad you found the fork you wanted, though!
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