What the Fork!?!?
Hi all,
I have just aquired an unused Boardman Team Carbon Road Frame which I intend to build up to a Pro Carbon spec equivalent. I need a fork though, Halfords have quoted me £144.99 for the correct Boardman fork, my question is - Would it be be worth "forking" out a 145 big ones for the original spec fork or could I get better Value For Money with an aftermarket part? - Or is it better to stick to the original part?
I have just aquired an unused Boardman Team Carbon Road Frame which I intend to build up to a Pro Carbon spec equivalent. I need a fork though, Halfords have quoted me £144.99 for the correct Boardman fork, my question is - Would it be be worth "forking" out a 145 big ones for the original spec fork or could I get better Value For Money with an aftermarket part? - Or is it better to stick to the original part?
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Samvan77 wrote:Hi all,
I have just aquired an unused Boardman Team Carbon Road Frame which I intend to build up to a Pro Carbon spec equivalent. I need a fork though, Halfords have quoted me £144.99 for the correct Boardman fork, my question is - Would it be be worth "forking" out a 145 big ones for the original spec fork or could I get better Value For Money with an aftermarket part? - Or is it better to stick to the original part?
Nah!
This will do instead:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... oluforr2550 -
Cheers, thanks the advice0
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Does the boardman not have a tapered headtube? I think you would have to get a reducer headset to use that fork with that frame0
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The latest version of the bike may do, but not the version they made for a few years initially. In any case if headtube is tapered, you can still use conventional 1+1/8" fork:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/10/ ... ers_1005980 -
Semantik wrote:The latest version of the bike may do, but not the version they made for a few years initially. In any case if headtube is tapered, you can still use conventional 1+1/8" fork:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/10/ ... ers_100598
Yeah, but how much is the adapter going to cost?0 -
Another options:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... ibbforr270
And if you don't mind a few paint chips, there are quite a few in their clearance lines:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/assets/im ... ce2014.pdf0