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I'm looking for some rigid steel 29er forks (100mm corrected)
Pretty sure I've found most of what's available, but wanted to check I'm not missing something as I don't really want to spend as much as it looks like I'll have to:
Surly (Krampus, KM, ECR, etc.)
Salsa (Cromoto & Firestarter)
Pipedream (Sirius)
Cotic (Cascade)
Kona (P2 Unit)
Identity (XC/XCT)
Soma (various I think)
Edit:
Bombtrack (BPS)
Second hand set of Singular swifts on eBay at the moment for £80. From experience these are amazing. Had a set for years and regret selling them. Got mine powder coated black for £20!
There's the Bombtrack BPS forks too I think.
Bombtrack added to the list, thanks
As for the Swifts, I think they've gone now. I considered them, but after boost spacing ideally
The annoying thing is that I have two decent rigid forks, but both are tapered and I'm soon to pick up a straight steerer frame
I've also had (and sold on) 3 other rigid forks in the past year that were all straight steerer... damnnit
Lots of forks here.
https://www.bikemonger.co.uk/index.asp?function=search
How deep are your pockets?
This list is only those with mounts and mixes materials but may give some inspiration
https://bikepacking.com/index/forks-with-bottle-cage-mounts/
I have tried a few of the bigger brands like Surly and Salsa and found them as subtle as a pig. Horrible to ride, but maybe they make more sense when the bike is heavily loaded.
I really like the Whisky forks and stuck with them after trying loads of different brands, models and materials. If you can find some second hand maybe something like that is an option?
I've yet to ride a steel fork with that mystical ride quality people go on about so it would be interesting if anyone has experience of steel forks with a nice ride quality unloaded.
Thanks @DanW, yes I have looked through that list. Quite a lot seem hard or impossible to get hold of in the UK, and some of the prices are just nostalgic (Nordest fork for 103 euro? 250 euro now...)
The Pipedream will prob be my best bet, unless I can find something secondhand
How deep are your pockets?
https://jonesbikes.com/forks//blockquote >
Not even deep enough for the 150mm front wheel those forks require 🙂 I would like a truss fork one day though; wanted one ever since I saw this Inbred
The annoying thing is that I have two decent rigid forks, but both are tapered and I’m soon to pick up a straight steerer frame
How about an external headset that takes a tapered fork?
What frame is it?
I used this in a straight steerer frame once and it was perfect, didn't notice the 10mm extra height.
I just picked up some NOS 29er Kona P2s for my Unit for £24 on eBay!
I knew it was a mistake selling the originals
There's currently a gold boost set with tons of mounts on them on eBay too
I've also added an external bottom cup to a frame to run tapered forks before, worked fine. That on my daughter's Trek Marlin though. Will depend on the dia of the headtube on the new frame.
@damascus, it's a proper old-style 1 1/8th headtube unfortunately, not a 44mm that allows for an external cup (2014 Spot Rocker)
@kimbers, yes, I spotted those. They are exactly what I want, but the gold would be just hideous on the build I have on the way. The Kona UK shop had some black ones for a decent price but I just missed out on thier last pair (hence this thread)
Have a look at the Thorn forks on sjs cycle’s website. There’s some tidy options there.
I’ll say, i have the surly forks on my karate monkey.
They’re great forks.
I’ve ridden modern and vintage forks, I’ve been riding mtbs since the 80s, the surly forks are great by modern standards.
I reckon you’d need to go carbon to actually improve on the surly ones significantly.
Brother cycles
https://support.garmin.com/en-GB/?faq=v0rJAHy2hq3prHjRlxdRw5
Ok they don’t list it. I bet they’d sell you one. They certainly make one
Planet X are sold out
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FOOOBZ29/on-one-bootzipper-29er-mountain-bike-fork
Yes I remembered as I was driving to tweedlove, I had to pull in to a lay-by to bid on them !
Tbf they are a lot lighter than the pictures, more baby blue
Which just about goes with my bike