Hybrid Forks

bluesparx
bluesparx Posts: 62
edited August 2010 in The workshop
I recently bought the basic Specialized Sirrus 10 for commuting but am suffering with bad roads and am thinking of upgrading to carbon forks to make life a little easier. Shops seem to distinguish between mountain bike rigids and road forks. Which should I be looking at? And how easy is it for an intermediate bike twiddler to replace?

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  • Underscore
    Underscore Posts: 730
    You probably want cyclo-cross forks. Road forks have mounts for caliper brakes, where as you have V-brakes. MTB forks are designed for 26" wheels and you have 700c. Cyclo-cross typically use 700c wheel with cantilever brakes - which use the same mounts as V-brakes.

    HTH,

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  • bluesparx
    bluesparx Posts: 62
    Nice one, thanks for your help.

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