Forks advice for enigma esprit non integrated headset

ianbar
ianbar Posts: 1,354
edited September 2013 in Road buying advice
Having my bike re built on an esprit frame, the headset is non integrated, apart from the Columbus minimal does anyone have any suggestions? I find some of this tech talk very confusing!
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Why don't you ask the guys at Enigma?
    left the forum March 2023
  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    Enigma do their own. I have a polished Ti one, looks lovely. Though I have had issues with the two sets of bearing cartridges supplied by Enigma.

    MattC59 has an Esprit, he should be able to advise. I'm sure it's a Chris King on his....
    “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”
  • ianbar
    ianbar Posts: 1,354
    i think my question has been misunderstood, i have the chris king headset...i would love the polished ti one though lol but i want fork options. the main choice seems to be the columbus minimal fork but everyone with an esprit seems to have that.
    enigma esprit
    cannondale caad8 tiagra 2012
  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    :oops:

    Ritchey, Easton, Deda and Tifosi???
    “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”
  • hubcap
    hubcap Posts: 163
    I've got an Enigma stainless steel with a Chris King headset, I went for the Enve 2.0 forks and they are great, they are a little pricey but if you can afford them I would highly recommend.
  • ianbar
    ianbar Posts: 1,354
    Hubcap wrote:
    I've got an Enigma stainless steel with a Chris King headset, I went for the Enve 2.0 forks and they are great, they are a little pricey but if you can afford them I would highly recommend.

    oh i have seen them lol yes i think they will be out of budget though :(
    enigma esprit
    cannondale caad8 tiagra 2012
  • alan_sherman
    alan_sherman Posts: 1,157
    I have Ritchey on my Esprit. Forks, bars, stem and seat post. A little too much graphics in my opinion but the seat post ones came off with some wet and dry.

    Basically any std 1 1/8th fork should fit. Height and rake will affect handling a bit. The bottom cup on a non-integrated headset is about the same external diameter as an integrated headset tube (so it looks fine).
  • ianbar
    ianbar Posts: 1,354
    alan sherman wrote:
    Basically any std 1 1/8th fork should fit. Height and rake will affect handling a bit. The bottom cup on a non-integrated headset is about the same external diameter as an integrated headset tube (so it looks fine).

    i assume more rack is better handling? (i probably have this wrong way round i usually do lol)
    enigma esprit
    cannondale caad8 tiagra 2012
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    More rake = less trail = faster handling:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_an ... e_geometry

    As said, any 1.125" fork will be fine as the diameter of the fork crown is the same diameter as the lower race.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • ianbar
    ianbar Posts: 1,354
    thank you monty, i thought there was a fitting issue too but i think the chap doing the build possibly thinks it will look naff with the enigma electron forks that i currently have rather then not actually fitting. most seem to go with the columbus minimal i guess they go more with the classic styling, not sure how classic i want to go.
    enigma esprit
    cannondale caad8 tiagra 2012

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