Bianchi carbon fork
06-18-05 | 05:56 AM
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Bianchi carbon fork
anyone found a carbon fork that works on a Pista? would want one that came drilled for a brake. anyone have success with the WTB pedals that came on them? mine suck and tend to release when I'm really spinning down a hill, and fiddling with the adjusters doesn't help.
06-19-05 | 09:41 PM
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i never had any luck with the stock pedals...swapped them almost immediately. hard to clip in, and yes, mine released even with careful adjustment as well.
too important to stay clipped w/fixed...swap em!
oh yeah, the fork, i'll be interested as well in what people have to say!
too important to stay clipped w/fixed...swap em!
oh yeah, the fork, i'll be interested as well in what people have to say!
06-19-05 | 10:53 PM
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From: Buzzing around the Portland, OR metro area.
Bikes: Handbuilt steel with Ultegra10/FSA parts; a fully customized Bianchi Pista with phil hubs, carbon fork, king headset, etc. it's tough.
i got a look carbon fork and had it painted. i'm putting it on this week, so i'll let you know how it turns out.
the thing to remember is that the standard pista fork has a 38mm rake. those are hard to find in carbon (they exist, but seem like spendy special orders for the most part). i opted for a more common 40mm version. we'll see if it changes the ride dynamic on the pista substantially.
also, ditch the stock pedals. they're terrible. i grabbed some crank bros candies and never looked back.
the thing to remember is that the standard pista fork has a 38mm rake. those are hard to find in carbon (they exist, but seem like spendy special orders for the most part). i opted for a more common 40mm version. we'll see if it changes the ride dynamic on the pista substantially.
also, ditch the stock pedals. they're terrible. i grabbed some crank bros candies and never looked back.
05-09-06 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mrballistic
i got a look carbon fork and had it painted. i'm putting it on this week, so i'll let you know how it turns out.
the thing to remember is that the standard pista fork has a 38mm rake. those are hard to find in carbon (they exist, but seem like spendy special orders for the most part). i opted for a more common 40mm version. we'll see if it changes the ride dynamic on the pista substantially.
also, ditch the stock pedals. they're terrible. i grabbed some crank bros candies and never looked back.
the thing to remember is that the standard pista fork has a 38mm rake. those are hard to find in carbon (they exist, but seem like spendy special orders for the most part). i opted for a more common 40mm version. we'll see if it changes the ride dynamic on the pista substantially.
also, ditch the stock pedals. they're terrible. i grabbed some crank bros candies and never looked back.
05-09-06 | 03:27 PM
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The Felt carbon fork rocks, but is mucho dinero...
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05-10-06 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by trons
pista concept, yo
yeah duh, as the poster said the pista concept comes with a carbon fork. therefore the op wasn't asking about getting a carbon fork for a pista concept, he was asking about getting a carbon fork for a basic pista. the basic pista comes with a 1" steerer, therefore a pista concept fork ain't gonna fit.
yo
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