track fork
 

Its easy enough to find a track frame but why is it so hard to find a used track fork. I was trying to find one for less than $100 but its impossible. Its a 60cm frame so the fork needs plenty of steerer tube. Any suggestions of where to look? At this point i'd even settle fork a good road fork with the least rake possible.

Hey im in the same situation that you are in i just purchased a 55cm Bianchi pista track frame for under 200 dollars and the seller had a set of carbon track forks in another auction that went for 30 dollars but i thought to myself "Ill just look on E-bay and find a Bianchi track fork" well....thats what i get for thinking.
I havent found anything as far as used track fork on e bay yet
so if anyone here happens to have one I'd be glad to purchase it from you if Inkdwheels is not intrested in it.
thanks

Good luck. Im in the same boat, looking for a (cheapish) fork with as little rake/offset as possible. Ive found a couple for a 52ish frame, but nothing bigger. (looking for 19cm of steerer).

Here's a marked-down Easton from Nashbar...43mm of rake so prob not what you're looking for, but the price is right. I have one and it's decent enough.
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...eid=&pagename=

If that link doesn't work then just do a manufacturer search for Easton at Nashbar.

look at the soma rush fork, they go for like 100 bucks or so.

spicer is the answer.

see here: http://www.spicercycles.com/index.cg...&sub_cat=Forks

i love mine, and $99 is under a hundred bucks.

this is the fork im running now. Its aluminum.

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/146/3...0/182_8240.jpg

I wonder if how much (less) rake i could get away with.

hard to get from that picture (a little red X humor)

How about this one
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/146/3...0/182_8242.jpg

Nope. Anyone found a reasonable 650 fork. I have a wheel and want to find a cheap fork.

TAHNK YOU this is perfect

kinesis makes a slick straight blade 650c fork, though it isn't track-specific...it should be easy to google it.

http://www.bikecult.com/works/parts/FKgenSB.html

Hey another Forum Member pointed me to thesse ...A bit cheaper
Any Opinions good or bad?
thanks

Oh yea theyre Only $57.00

Yeah I have that fork its nice. It looks really sharp and the ride is nice, I have one on a road bike conversion fixed gear.

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...eid=&pagename=

Killer price on a sweet fork. Probably 40mm rake.

http://www.bikecult.com/works/parts/FKgenSB.html

one more of the many questions i have .....
does it make a difference if you get a straight fork intended for a road bike over a straight fork intended for a track bike.....(if the 2 are different) and if so are the differences major or just one had a brake hole and the other doesnt?
thanks again

the only difference would be in the rake and the brake hole or lack thereof...also eyelets, or canti bosses or whatever, but the only thing that will effect the ride is the rake.

the spicer threadless fork is a good, solid track fork, which is perfect for real track bikes and the aesthetically obsessed (yours truly). the bikecult fork is a good, solid road fork, which is good enough for a road-fix conversion.

I have that fork. I used it on a road conversion but it has more offset than the one im using on this bike. So mine is up for grabs.

Generally speaking, track forks use round tubes (as opposed to ovalized) because they don't need to endure the stress of a brake being applied. As such, track forks are more rigid laterally. Some track forks may flex objectionably due to the round tubing during braking. Also, track forks have less rake (a reynolds track fork, for example, has a 37.5mm rake, as opposed to a 43mm road fork) than road forks.

Road forks have clearances for brakes, and sometimes fenders, track forks do not. Road forks are drilled for brakes (obviously) and sometimes they have more material around the brake hole.

It looks like im gonna shell out $100 for a new fork. Its gonna wait though. Other parts (king headset, thomson seatpost) are gonna come first.

with regards to straight vs bent forks. I've always found bent road forks a bit more forgiving in taking up a bit of the road chatter with e the flex at the bend.

Yea, but straight blade forks look SO much nicer than bent blade forks, IMO.
Patriots Win! Can you say dynasty?

straight forks fit new techy bikes fine, but if you're going for classic, the straight fork is going to look really out of place. (opinion)

i just got that straight bladed fork from bike works and its pretty darn dope. I would recomend it to anyone looking for an affordable new fork with killer looks. $57 aint bad atall

...just my dos pesos

I wish they made those fork in 650. That way I could go back and forth

Hey thank you everyone once again
for all the information that helped me
and others out
Luey

I don't know I think the bikeworks straight forks look fine on my bike. I know it doesn't look old school, but it doesn't look "techy" either. That said, the bikeworks fork is HOT but it still has more rake than I want, and the kid who sold me my bike didn't give me the stock fork so i've only had road forks on it. I really want a nice set of track forks, but I don't have the money for them right now. . . eventually everthing will come together though, all I think I need is a new headset, bottom bracket, seatpost and fork and then maybe a new set of wheels then I'm really done with this bike and I can move on to the next project.

so who's got a pic of their ride with that $57 bike works fork? whats the rake on it anyway? im looking to tighten up the lax geometry of my centurion accordo frame. not much can be done for the rear but theres room to work on the front. looking to tighten the manuverabilty and also hope to drop standover height in the front slightly (probably only a quarter of an inch, but it'll help) by switching the stock fork with a 700c road fork with less rake.

found some. i think the rake is just what im looking for. im trying to set up my accordo as a tight handling but comfortable commuter. im going with clips on this one, so id like to keep away from toe overlap as much as possible. the bikeworks fork doesnt look drastic enough to bring the tires to my feet.

I'll take one when I get home.