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Motobetird 05-24-10 01:07 PM

Does the fork that I want exist?
 
I need a fork for a 26" wheel, 1" threaded, and am really trying to find it in carbon. Would prefer an aluminum/carbon steerer. I have never seen one and am not exactly sure if they exist or not.

Metzinger 05-24-10 01:29 PM

The forks on this page are carbon, one inch, and quite nice looking.
They're threadless, but you could ask CarbonCycles if they advocate threading (tube wall must be sufficiently thick and strong). Otherwise, you need to change headset and stem.
There's no such thing as a threaded carbon steerer. And 1" aluminum steerers are inferior to 1" steel ones in my opinion. That's why reputable companies don't produce them.

Motobetird 05-24-10 01:30 PM

What page lol? I just wanted an aluminum because I am really not worried about strength and more worried about weight.

Metzinger 05-24-10 01:49 PM


Originally Posted by Metzinger (Post 10858691)
The forks on this page are carbon, ...

If you click on the words forks on this page, you'll see ít's a link to a page of steel steerered 1" forks. For threadless applications, it's not the breaking strength that's so critical but the flex. Al steerered threadless forks Í've tried flexed so much that they wedged the headset loose. A threadless stem, headset and steel steerer fork should be both lighter and stiffer than a threaded steerer Al fork, headset and quill stem.


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