Formula Forks ??

Pudseyp

Anyone seen any reviews yet....has BR tested em ? can only find limited info...

sheepsteeth

they're shitt

bennett_346

Loving the gold adjuster.

Northwind

If they're as good as the brakes, they'll be great. If they're as good as the hubs, they won't be great. So hard to predict

nicklouse

Northwind wrote:

If they're as good as the brakes, they'll be great. If they're as good as the hubs, they won't be great. So hard to predict

two very different companies.

One Italian Brake company and the other a Taiwan parts OE parts makers.

GHill

Are they even at the "out for review" stage? I had the impression they were just prototypes at the moment.

Pudseyp

sheepsteeth wrote:

they're shitt

The master has spoken....will be buying Fox again

thel33ter

They look like a Magura crown with Fox lowers, and 15mm is pointless IMO.

Buy a Magura instead

Northwind

nicklouse wrote:

two very different companies.

One Italian Brake company and the other a Taiwan parts OE parts makers.

Doh! I thought it was the same company. :oops: Just with a "good parts" wing and a "OK parts" wing. Cheers!

xtreem

Try XFusion if you want something different.

thel33ter

Xtreem wrote:

Try XFusion if you want something different.

X Fusion have started making some brilliant looking kit -

peter413

thel33ter wrote:

Xtreem wrote:

Try XFusion if you want something different.

X Fusion have started making some brilliant looking kit -

They have been making brilliant kit for years haven't they, just it hasn't been available in the UK

Anonymous

thel33ter wrote:

Xtreem wrote:

Try XFusion if you want something different.

X Fusion have started making some brilliant looking kit -

Always the number one thing I look for in a fork, looks.

coxy17

thel33ter wrote:

Xtreem wrote:

Try XFusion if you want something different.

X Fusion have started making some brilliant looking kit -

they look good and are differant to standard fox and rock shox

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/f ... eels-28130

it says the all mountian is yet to be named so no testing for w while summer mabey
my bet would be out with their 2012 line up

sheepsteeth

im certainly a fan of x fusion kit

Pudseyp

Umm still like the formula...will have to wait for more info

Andy

thel33ter wrote:

...15mm is pointless IMO

Explain?

Northwind

It's heavier than 20mm and less stiff. The only benefit to 15mm is that it can be used to make a smaller lighter hub (or a same sized hub with bigger bearings) but in practice that doesn't usually happen since people just make big hubs with downsizing kits instead. It's a crap standard that unfortunately seems to be winning Unfortunately most people just assume 15mm is lighter, even journos do it.

Andy

Presumably Shimano must see a benefit to it to make compatible hubs? and Fox to make compatible forks?

peter413

Andy wrote:

Presumably Shimano must see a benefit to it to make compatible hubs? and Fox to make compatible forks?

Fox and Shimano worked together on it, thats why

It is a bit silly but many many people can't notice the loss of stiffness and those that do and care that much should be running super stiff forks like Lyriks or 36's anyway IMHO

Andy

:roll:

Northwind

Andy wrote:

Presumably Shimano must see a benefit to it to make compatible hubs? and Fox to make compatible forks?

Fox and Shimano see it as a benefit to push their own standard rather than the competition's standard, obviously. though ironically it's Shimano's hub designs that struggle with multiple standards.

Anonymous

Andy wrote:

Presumably Shimano must see a benefit to it to make compatible hubs? and Fox to make compatible forks?

Same reasoning as the anti ageing creams. If you have bulsh1t to sell, and can market it convincingly, people will buy bullsh1t

thel33ter

Northwind wrote:

It's heavier than 20mm and less stiff. The only benefit to 15mm is that it can be used to make a smaller lighter hub (or a same sized hub with bigger bearings) but in practice that doesn't usually happen since people just make big hubs with downsizing kits instead. It's a crap standard that unfortunately seems to be winning Unfortunately most people just assume 15mm is lighter, even journos do it.

Basically that, 20mm can also have nice big bearings that last longer.