Durable Carbon Fork ?
01-06-11 | 08:21 AM
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Durable Carbon Fork ?
What kind of carbon fork is most durable?
I'm building a travel bike that is going to handle packing and unpacking and hard riding on bad roads.
What is the best typ of fork, all carbon or a alu sterer??
I'm building a travel bike that is going to handle packing and unpacking and hard riding on bad roads.
What is the best typ of fork, all carbon or a alu sterer??
01-06-11 | 09:47 AM
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Edge / Enve 2.0 fork. Lots of good reviews on it. Plus its made using a single mold, the steerer and fork is one piece and not glued together.
01-06-11 | 10:12 AM
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Maybe you should look at getting a cyclocross bike. Take a look at the fork on the Specialized Tricross. Doesn't get much durable than that and much uglier.
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01-06-11 | 11:57 AM
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Almost nobody recommends CF fork with racks attached. You should seriously consider a steel fork. A steel fork will not be much heavier than a robust CF fork.
01-06-11 | 12:14 PM
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Hi guys.
With packing/unpacking I meant that the stem is going to be attached and removed a lot, I find it a bit scary to use the expander on carbon steerers it feels that its going to crack.
I have a plan for a cyclocross for the really bad roads...
With packing/unpacking I meant that the stem is going to be attached and removed a lot, I find it a bit scary to use the expander on carbon steerers it feels that its going to crack.
I have a plan for a cyclocross for the really bad roads...
01-06-11 | 12:16 PM
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I could be wrong, of course.
01-06-11 | 12:23 PM
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01-06-11 | 12:25 PM
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carry around one of those ritchey ratcheting torque wrenches.
tightens stem parts up to 5Nm all the time.
the expander plug is less likely to be a problem than overtightening the stem.
tightens stem parts up to 5Nm all the time.
the expander plug is less likely to be a problem than overtightening the stem.
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01-06-11 | 01:00 PM
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AHHhhh... This is a travel bike.
01-08-11 | 05:46 AM
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So, a fork with alu steerer is not stronger than an all carbon fork.
I don't dare looking at those "Carbon catastrophic fail" sites.. but if it brakes isn't it where the stem is attached?
I will be using about 4cm of spacers, that might give it some bending loads..
Any ideas?
I don't dare looking at those "Carbon catastrophic fail" sites.. but if it brakes isn't it where the stem is attached?
I will be using about 4cm of spacers, that might give it some bending loads..
Any ideas?
01-09-11 | 11:37 PM
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Mine is a Ritchey all carbon model and has been through about 4000 miles and maybe 20 to 25 trips to Taiwan and Australia so far. And yes, I do have a torque wrench and use it every time I assemble...
