Straight steerer, 15mm axle forks?

[TobyLerone]

Looking to change my rigid fork to a suspension unit. Preferably with ~150mm travel.

It's a 26" wheel On-One 456, with a straight 1-1/8 headtube.

I don't care about buying used, or even buying a tapered steerer fork, as long as I can fit a new upper with a 1-1/8 straight steerer and fit that.

I'm pretty much resigned to buying a 650b fork, so long as I can get a straight steerer. I need a 15mm axle, as my 'King hubs can't convert to 20mm (only QR - which I want to avoid - or 15mm)

I like coils better than air spring, if there's an option.

What's out there? Hopefully I'm not breaking the rules here, but if anyone want to PM me with any deals...

Finally; cheaper the better.

Thanks all!

[deadtom]

what sort of age are you hoping for?


I'm fairly sure that you could get Fox 32 with a straight steerer up until 2013 or so, I can't remember exactly where the crossover between straight steerers, decent travel and 15 mm axles happened, but I am pretty sure it did happen.

If you want something new however, I expect you are SOL

[lufbramatt]

I think tapered steerers were a thing before 15mm axles? My 2011 trek has Fox 32 with a tapered steerer and 9mm qr, the 2012 model of the same bike had 15mm axle.

Might be easier to find a fork with the right uppers and swap the lowers if you see what I mean- the spring, damper etc is housed in the upper part of the fork.