Replacement carbon forks - recommendations?

allezcourage
allezcourage Posts: 64
edited August 2010 in Road buying advice
Due to a cracked carbon steerer, I unfortunately find myself in the market for a new pair of carbon forks. I'll be replacing the Specialized Fact forks on my 2008 Allez Elite, which has an integrated headset. I'm looking to spend up to £150, and have looked at the Easton EA70 among others.

Can anyone offer advice on which forks I might look at buying?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

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  • ascurrell
    ascurrell Posts: 1,739
    Hi, I've ot some Real Design forks like in the link, they are in used but excellent condition.
    Let me know if you are interested then could send pics and more info
    Cheers, Alan

    ps I already use exact sme forks on my airborne lancer bike.
    They are often fitted to Litespeed and I believe Merlin [i think] titanium bikes.
  • allezcourage
    allezcourage Posts: 64
    Thanks, the Real Design forks look good but I plan to buy new on this occassion.
  • sam_m
    sam_m Posts: 61
    There's a feature on carbon forks in the issue of Cycling Plus I picked up the other day, but most of them are over your budget.

    The Edge Composites 2.0 & Columbus Minimal forks scored 9/10, and the Control Tech Thunder & ITM Ursa both got 8.

    No idea if their reviews are much to go by, but it might give you a few options to look for - I'm sure they'll be availible for less than the £ quoted in the mag, and only the Edge fork is way out of your price range anyway.
  • allezcourage
    allezcourage Posts: 64
    I'd forgotten the Cycling Plus article! It was quite helpful (somewhat unusually for CPlus these days!) About to pull the trigger in the ITM Ursa, which I've found at a good price. Anyone got any experience of them?

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