Ritchey Comp Carbon Fork

Jkjhung88
Jkjhung88 Posts: 5
edited March 2019 in Road buying advice
Happy New Year everyone!

I am looking to replace my fork, and the fork must be able to fit HED Belgium+ rims (25mm) and 25mm Vittoria Corsa G+ tires. I can get a pretty good deal on a Ritchey Comp carbon fork, but before I pull the trigger, I wanted to see if anyone had clearance issues with this fork. Do you think my wheels will fit?

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  • Jkjhung88
    Jkjhung88 Posts: 5
    Or can anyone recommend a good carbon fork with lots of tire clearance? I know the enve 2.0 is a popular one, but it is a little out of my price range.
  • trek_dan
    trek_dan Posts: 1,366
    If the rake etc is right PX Pro Carbon have plenty clearance and are cheap as can be.
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    Clearance will also depend on how wide your rims are - wide rims make tyres wider when mounted.

    I've bought a couple of forks from bikesport benner and have been very satisfied with speed of delivery, price and accuracy of quoted weights - https://www.bikesportparts.de/gabeln/rennradgabeln/

    Most will accommodate 25mm tyres without issue but as mentioned, rim width complicates the issue.
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    Oh, and I meant to say, have you established if you need a straight or tapered steerer? Straight steerer forks are easy to find cheap, as above, tapered not so much.
  • skyeflyguy
    skyeflyguy Posts: 110
    Jkjhung88 wrote:
    Or can anyone recommend a good carbon fork with lots of tire clearance? I know the enve 2.0 is a popular one, but it is a little out of my price range.
    I have HED Ardennes + and running with 25mm Conti 4ks caused me clearance issues on my old Cannondale.

    On a build project this time last year I was trying to get info on forks that would definitely give me clearance and it was proving quite difficult.
    Like you I didn't want to splash out on ENVE 2.0's. I eventually bit the bullet though as I knew they would accommodate the wheel/ tire combo.
    I have not been disappointed as they are lovely and would probably take 28mm tires? Are pricey tho :lol:
  • Jkjhung88
    Jkjhung88 Posts: 5
    Thanks for the replies everyone!

    Well I just contacted Ritchey asking if they could confirm the clearance, and they don't think it should be an issue to fit wide rims (Hed Belgium+) and 25mm tires.

    Attached is a diagram of the fork:
    https://us.ritcheylogic.com/media/itm/m ... 1-inch.pdf

    Since it's half the price of an Enve 2 fork, I think I will try it out and see if it fits. I will report back my findings.
  • Jkjhung88
    Jkjhung88 Posts: 5
    just wanted to archive this in case anyone was interested, but yes, they fit!

    I am running HED Belgium plus rims with 25mm Corsa G plus tires on the Ritchey Comp Carbon fork. A few mm on each side to spare. 28mm would be real tight, but looks possible... For now I'll stick with 25's

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