What type of Fork

divingmoose
divingmoose Posts: 540
edited May 2011 in MTB general
Hi,
We were riding at Dalby today and saw some nice bikes around due to the World cup teams been around. I saw a lad on a bike and the front fork had only one side to it only one fork. What is this?

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  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    That is called a "Lefty" and it tends to be unique to the Cannondale brand, although some riders do fit them to other brands of bike

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  • divingmoose
    divingmoose Posts: 540
    First time i have seen it and looked strange, are they the dogs then.
  • mtb crazy
    mtb crazy Posts: 245
    this is a first for me aswell.... didnt know they existed til i saw your post. they do look quite strange.
  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418
    use made one too

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    but i would imagine it was a lefty, those USE were more rare.
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  • mtb crazy
    mtb crazy Posts: 245
    i imagine they are strange to ride?
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    They have their supporters. Just look wrong to me.
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  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418
    i had a lefty on my old cannondale and it rode just like a normal fork, looks odd but if you could ride a bike with your eyes closed, you wouldnt know the difference.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    I often ride with my eyes closed. Normally when I've done something stupid, accompanied by a girly scream.
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  • dan shard
    dan shard Posts: 722
    cooldad wrote:
    I often ride with my eyes closed. Normally when I've done something stupid, accompanied by a girly scream.

    Yep..yep. been there done that
  • NatoED
    NatoED Posts: 480
    the USE forks were awesome. The anti dive system was really good . They have a better service life than the lefty forks too.
  • paul20v
    paul20v Posts: 267
    these have been around for years but ive always thought they have to be flexy in comparison to a standard fork
  • allen.coulson
    allen.coulson Posts: 424
    With these lefty's - how do you know which side to put them on?
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    allen.coulson wrote:
    With these lefty's - how do you know which side to put them on?
    I hope you're joking, otherwise the world s doomed to stupidity. :lol:

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