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kilo TT owners: carbon fork with same geometry?

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Old 06-26-09 | 09:14 AM
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kilo TT owners: carbon fork with same geometry?

I can't seem to find the specs of a stock Kilo TT fork, but I'd like to buy a carbon fork to replace it without messing with the bike's geometry. I'm not trying to pay for a new fork that costs half of what the bike itself does, I know some posters swapped their fork with a bike nashbar carbon fork.. anyone try that? how does it feel?
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Old 06-26-09 | 11:20 AM
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https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1348

Here are the specs on the fork.
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Old 06-28-09 | 02:40 AM
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my 55cm khs has a rake of 28..
what size frame do you have?

53cm and below has a different geo
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carbon fork would look super weird on a kilo imo

post pics if you actually end up getting one
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youll get band be4 i do coz your from canada gaybob
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Old 06-28-09 | 04:17 PM
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Old 06-29-09 | 03:35 PM
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my bike with the bikeisland cf fork before they sold out/discontinued it. same geo as stock kilo fork (both from specs and from holding the two side by side). doesn't look weird imo but ymmv

https://velospace.org/node/18368
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when patricky gets his award for "Troll of the Year" I'm sure he will have plent of people to thank on this board. Jesus guys, quit encoraging him!


Wat the? Hipster coz u no not ha cuz you'd lozs al
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Old 07-08-09 | 10:02 PM
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my bike with the bikeisland cf fork before they sold out/discontinued it. same geo as stock kilo fork (both from specs and from holding the two side by side). doesn't look weird imo but ymmv

https://velospace.org/node/18368
looks alright, my bike is black so it should blend in well.

i ride the 53cm, still trying to figure out if it's worth the investment.
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Old 07-08-09 | 11:25 PM
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looks fine to me.

lol at Patricky as well.
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Old 07-09-09 | 12:52 AM
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I have a KHS Flite 100, so same as the KiloTT. Here are the 3 carbon forks I've been deciding between. All are 1" steerer with carbon legs alu dropouts/steerer. Similar price and just slight variations in length and rake.

https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1561
https://www.nashbar.com/webapp/wcs/st...0052_174979_-1
https://www.performancebike.com/bikes..._400002_400206
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Old 07-09-09 | 02:18 AM
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yep that's the BI fork i have (i took off the kinesis sticker). few months ago i was looking for another fork for a different bike, but BI only had threaded ones in certain sizes left. looks like it's back in stock and i'm glad it's not discontinued. btw the nashbar one looks very similar. could even be the same one just branded differently.

cf fork was the best investment i've made on the kilo. smoothed out the ride quite a bit.
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Old 07-09-09 | 03:08 AM
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yep that's the BI fork i have (i took off the kinesis sticker). few months ago i was looking for another fork for a different bike, but BI only had threaded ones in certain sizes left. looks like it's back in stock and i'm glad it's not discontinued. btw the nashbar one looks very similar. could even be the same one just branded differently.

cf fork was the best investment i've made on the kilo. smoothed out the ride quite a bit.
Good to hear the sticker on the Kinesis is removable. The Nashbar one looks quite different. Oh, and the Forte one is made by Kinesis too.

I'm still debating whether I want to go this route or not, and which one to get. In order of preference, I'm looking at the Forte-->Nashbar-->Kinesis.
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Old 07-10-09 | 07:51 PM
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Pics of the Nashbar on a Pista:




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Old 07-10-09 | 07:53 PM
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Old 07-10-09 | 08:10 PM
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is it noticable?
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Old 07-10-09 | 11:51 PM
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i just bought the nashbar fork.. hope it rules.
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Old 07-11-09 | 01:19 AM
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are you sure you want to spend all that money on a carbon fork? you might as well save up for a brand new frame altogether.
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Old 07-11-09 | 10:22 AM
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i just spent $80 so i'm happy.
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