I've searched around and I cant seem to find an affordable 1 inch carbon fork. I'd prefer straight rake but at this point I'm just looking to see what's out there. Anyone know of a particular fork that fits that description?

https://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=5232

Nashbar carbon, Be warned this turned into a flame match just yesterday

Affordable carbon?

I have the Nashie on my IRO and love it - rides and looks great. But I would be afraid to put it on my Pista because the rake is so different.

I have the forte on my Leader and I personally love it, and for the price it cant be beat.

Put the money in an Individual Retirement Account instead.

Probably the most sound advice you'll find on here. It can be applied to most of the questions asked on this forum, too.

straight blade and zero rake are two very different things. straight blade means that the fork blades are not bent - however straight blade forks are still raked, by being built with an angle where the steerer tube and the fork blades meet.

The Wound-up carbon fork is straight and available for 1" frames.

https://www.woundupcomposites.com/road_fork.html

Its a really nice fork and they often pop-up second hand etc. The big advantage here is that they come in varying rakes so you don't have to compromise the handling on yer frame.

damm, When i build my Mercier Conversion,(lugged frame) i am totally getting one of those. that thing would look sweet on any lugged frame

I have the Forte on my Pista. It's great, link in my signature if you want to check it out.

I much prefer the Wound Up forks. But you have to be careful on some of the older ones. They had some delaminating problems a while back. I got mine warrantied and my dad had problems with his too. But that was 4-5 years back and I have not heard of problems since.

I would trust them now, and they ride super nice.

But if you want a full carbon (crown included) Alpha Q also makes straight blade 1" forks:
https://www.alphaqfork.com/performance_tubing/cs20.asp
https://www.alphaqfork.com/performance_tubing/gs10.asp

As for the Forte forks. They are a good value and perform pretty well, but weigh about 1/2 pound more than a quality full carbon fork. Most reasonably priced forks that have a metal steer tube weigh between 550-600 grams whereas a good quality full carbon fork will weigh ~400 grams. If you are a weight weenie (I could be put in that category in some respects) get a decent fork. In the long run, you will be happier and will not feel the need to upgrade so soon.

I am using the Nashbar fork on my Pista.

Pro has a pretty nice straight bladed one, check : https://www.pro-bikegear.nl/publish/c.../Products.html

I know, i just used mixed terminology. Would a zero rake even fit on my pista?

Hmm.... I'm starting to lean away from a Wound Up and towards a full carbon straight blade Alpha Q for my upcoming road build since a full carbon 1" Alpha Q costs almost $50 less than a steel steerer Wound Up and is lighter by over 200 grams (with uncut steerer).

Do you have any personal experience with Alpha Q? My build is semi-weenie but I value strength and long term durability over light weight. Wound Up forks are damn sexy but with the $$$ I could save I could afford the difference between Nitto and Syntace drops, which would further lighten my ride.

No personal experience with them. I have run Wound Up, Kestrel, Reynolds Pro Ozuo, Kenesis, Specialized house brand, and LOOK forks but never Alpha Q. They are from a pretty respectable manufacturer and a lot of people think very highly of them. But 200 grams is not to scoff at.

Wound up is not that light I agree. Personally I like the looks of those forks over most others for steel/ti frames since they are not so oversized looking and better match the asthetics of those kinds of frames.

What do you guys think about wheight limits on carbon forks? im a heavyer guy like 220 and i was thinking about it probobly not but just thinking how do they hold up ? takeing into account the acasionall curb jumping and all ?

i weigh 230 lbs. and that forte fork is excellent for me and my bike. i put it on last month and my groupbuy IRO is so much lighter now. i like it's shape - nice and straight. one change: i did mask-off the the little white triangle at the bottom and rattle-canned it black. I'd really like to paint the whole fork glossy black, but i'm not sure how to do it since sanding a carbon fork to prep it may not be a good idea. has anyone painted their carbon fork? Also, i have seen a woundup at the reload bag store (an employee has one on her bike), and they look really cool.

That wound up fork looks rad. If only I could scrounge 300 clams...
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