rigid forks

snig

want to put some rigid forks on my GT 1.0 just for riding on roads,would these be ok? http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Kines ... 300005318/ or these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Salsa ... 360029121/ or are there any better for about the same money? cheers

bomberesque

Dunno about better (better than Salsa? wash your mouth out ), but maybe cheaper....

you could try for a pair of Surly forks off ebay or classifieds. They come included on the Surly 1x1 but a lot of folks swap them out for a sus fork so they go spare.

Also look up on-one. They have steel forks that may be cheaper than that.

Pain in the butt though as you need to get a spare crown race or get the one off your sus fork. Personally I wouldn't bother unless you're planning for the swap to be permanent / semi permanent.

Kiblams

I can vouch for a surly fork, mine has been beaten sensless offroad and the powdercoat has held up very well. They tend to come with both V-brake and Disc mounts too, and for around 50pounds you can't go wrong.

supersonic

I'd look at the Kona P2 as well:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/kon ... --ec017291

Triple butted, stupidly light - great fork.

clanton

Hey Sonic - do you know how much it actually weighs? VS the Surly options? At that price seems like very good value!

supersonic

The original triple with V mounts was 695g!

But are longer nowadays, with disc mounts too so are about 850g.

Kiblams

The Surly forks are quite a bit heavier due to the heavy duty design (boast being tandum capable) and the exact weights are as follows:

Surly 1x1: 1.1kg
Surly Instigator 1.4kg (I have this one)

Hope this helps in your decision.

snig

cheers all,so it looks like this is the winner,

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Surly ... 360015622/

supersonic

Does look a little short at 413mm.

snig

so any help to which ones would best suit the bike?

supersonic

That length would make the fork low, tight and twictchy - iof that is what you want

440mm would be better.