700c rigid fork required to replace rubbish suspension

Slow Loris

A while back I purchased a hybrid bike with ok frame and components but a rubbish, heavy, unnecessary 58mm suspension fork. I'd like to replace the fork with a rigid 700c V-brake compatible fork, preferably one that has at least a bit of extra crown to axle length so as not to disturb the geometry too much. Anyone got any recommendations?

I've tried looking online and crown-axle lengths are rarely given, and most rigid forks seem to be cantilever compatible not v-brake..

I hope I'm posting this in the right forum - as it's vaguely suspension related I didn't think it would be right in the road or commuting forums

nicklouse

Most that I have seen have AC lengths but they do tend to be the carbon ones.

What AC length are you looking for?

The Rookie

Canti and V-brake posts are one and the same.....if they are for canti's they'll take V-s!

Simon

Slow Loris

From crown race to centre axle is 480mm uncompressed so 430mm-ish compressed. Would anything in this range be ok?

Re the cantilever v-brake compatibility, thanks for that. I know so little about road bike stuff it's embarrassing, but moving house soon so commuting is going to be necessary.

Slow Loris

Oh and it needs to be 1 1/8 steerer (threaded?) I forgot to mention.

cooldad

Threaded or not?
What sort of headset does it have?

supersonic

You need about a 450mm fork.

Slow Loris

cooldad wrote:

Threaded or not?
What sort of headset does it have?

It's threadless 1 1/8. External cane creek headset. Will a 29er fork be ok? ie would the v brake bosses be in the right place?

supersonic

29er and 700c are exactly the same ie for 622mm rims.

Slow Loris

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/surly-karate-monkey-29er-rigid-fork/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&utm_content=Surly-Surly_Karate_Monkey_29er_Rigid_Fork-Black

Do these look any good? A/C of 468mm, which is same as the current sagged sus forks.

supersonic

They look fine - though though consider these:

http://www.carboncycles.cc/?s=0&t=2&c=92&p=203&

Are half a pound lighter.

Slow Loris

supersonic wrote:

They look fine - though though consider these:

http://www.carboncycles.cc/?s=0&t=2&c=92&p=203&

Are half a pound lighter.

Exactly what I've been after, thanks SuperSonic!

Northwind

The Exotic ones are very good, been using a set on and off for a couple of years now.

Slow Loris

Hope this isn't a completely stupid question, but would these forks fit a 700c hybrid bike? I know it says for 26" wheels but the axle crown height should be plenty big enough at 44.5, and I think I would prefer the lower sitting geo of these than with the 46.5 above. What exactly is it that makes a fork 26 or 29"?

http://www.carboncycles.cc/index.php?s=0&t=2&c=92&p=202&

supersonic

Fork offset is different (usually).

bails87

Rose bikes in Germany had some very cheap rigid forks in their catalogue, might be worth a look.