Replacing fork
pirnie
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Hi,
I'm looking into the possibility of replacing the fork on my winter bike as they have a small amount of damage on them and I'm not 100% confident in them any more, but I'm not quite sure where to start.
I know I need a fork with mudguard mounts and decent clearance with long drop brakes, and ideally in carbon or carbon/alloy composite and with the same steerer dimensions as the current one. Do I need to worry about rake/trail as well? These dimensions seem to be hard to find online. any recommendation for suitable forks would be appreciated too!
Thanks in advance.
I'm looking into the possibility of replacing the fork on my winter bike as they have a small amount of damage on them and I'm not 100% confident in them any more, but I'm not quite sure where to start.
I know I need a fork with mudguard mounts and decent clearance with long drop brakes, and ideally in carbon or carbon/alloy composite and with the same steerer dimensions as the current one. Do I need to worry about rake/trail as well? These dimensions seem to be hard to find online. any recommendation for suitable forks would be appreciated too!
Thanks in advance.
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If it's winter bike only, have a quick look at Ribble - they have a PDF on there clearing all their ex display/cosmetic damage forks and frames at cheap prices. They will be able to help re any queries you have regarding rake/trial/comparability/etc.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
You should pay attention to rake and axle-to-crown, yes - if you get something significant to the existing forks, it will alter the handling of the bike.0
