26" Rigid Forks - MTB
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The suspension forks on my old Kona are very much dead. (Along with a lot of the rest of it, but that is a different story!)
In order to spend as little money as possible on getting it back in use, I'm thinking a rigid fork will be my best bet, but not sure what to look for.
Needs to be 26", disc compatible. Anyone got any experience with the carbon forks from China? They appear way too cheap to be any good?
Any other suggestions?
In order to spend as little money as possible on getting it back in use, I'm thinking a rigid fork will be my best bet, but not sure what to look for.
Needs to be 26", disc compatible. Anyone got any experience with the carbon forks from China? They appear way too cheap to be any good?
Any other suggestions?
Pace RC31 are the gold class solution 
Make sure you get the correct axle to crown length to offset the suspension fork travel you just removed, this will not upset the bike's intended geometry. For something like a 100mm travel suspension fork you should probably look at an ideal axle to crown length of about 440mm
Make sure you get the correct axle to crown length to offset the suspension fork travel you just removed, this will not upset the bike's intended geometry. For something like a 100mm travel suspension fork you should probably look at an ideal axle to crown length of about 440mm
VFX_Artist said:
Why not a set of (Kona) project 2 forks? https://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/frames-forks-c6/rig...
My googling for rigid 26" MTB forks completely missed those. Look ideal, thanks. They're out of stock but gives me something to work with.cml24 said:
Do you have an example of the cheap carbon forks?
I bought a new Rock Shox TK30 Silver for about £135 recently. Its pretty much the cheapest they do, and I think if you only wanted disc mounts it would be closer to £100. is that too much?
To be honest, anything is too much! Fixing up the bike for my daughter who will use it to ride a few miles to the park. Had it been this time last year I'd have just bought a £50 old bike off facebook, but anything that looks vaguely like a bike is now being sold for silly money.I bought a new Rock Shox TK30 Silver for about £135 recently. Its pretty much the cheapest they do, and I think if you only wanted disc mounts it would be closer to £100. is that too much?
Exotic bike components do a variety of rigid forks , from alloy to carbon etc and various blade lengths and steerer dimensions
https://www.carboncycles.cc/
https://www.carboncycles.cc/
cml24 said:
Do you have an example of the cheap carbon forks?
I bought a new Rock Shox TK30 Silver for about £135 recently. Its pretty much the cheapest they do, and I think if you only wanted disc mounts it would be closer to £100. is that too much?
Chinese forks such as this one:I bought a new Rock Shox TK30 Silver for about £135 recently. Its pretty much the cheapest they do, and I think if you only wanted disc mounts it would be closer to £100. is that too much?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Full-Carbon-fiber-MTB-R...
I can't believe it will be any good for that price and I'm not sure I'd trust it that much.
Most components are made in the far east, so thinking that the ones you are thinking about are any good , is a matter of you making that decision. Will they fail ? Who knows ? Are they safe to use ?
It depends on what you want to do with them to be honest. A pootle down a canal towpath will probably go un-noticed to any strength issues. Take it down a fast rubble strewn descent and it 'maybe' a level higher than the design or manufacturing quality to survive.
Personally , I would look to a supplier , which has a decent reputation, who supplies decent far eastern stuff and has a UK address ! From saving money here, is a modest amount of money compared to dentist visit for implants for missing teeth and other damage that could happen for a pair of forks failing, because of saving a few quid.
Just a thought ............
It depends on what you want to do with them to be honest. A pootle down a canal towpath will probably go un-noticed to any strength issues. Take it down a fast rubble strewn descent and it 'maybe' a level higher than the design or manufacturing quality to survive.
Personally , I would look to a supplier , which has a decent reputation, who supplies decent far eastern stuff and has a UK address ! From saving money here, is a modest amount of money compared to dentist visit for implants for missing teeth and other damage that could happen for a pair of forks failing, because of saving a few quid.
Just a thought ............
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