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I’m looking for something to take the edge off on longer rides like SDW so I bought a eesilk suss post and now thinking about a Grit fork. I’m not going to ride MTB tracks on it, I’ve got an MTB for that.
Anyone got one? Good or bad? Within expected parameters?
@slowboydickie I've thought about one for years and nearly bought one on a couple of occasions but no lockout is what stopped me.
However, after going rigid carbon fork and 2.6 inch tyre I decided I didn't need it. I've also tried a 3 inch tyre which was even comfier.
Apparently 70% of rolling resistance is the rear tyre.
How wide can you go?
Not specifically a review of the fork, but maybe this will help? https://singletrackmag.com/gritcx/2022/04/11/lauf-seigla-reviewed-in-iceland-and-the-uk/
I recently sold a Fargo with 3.0/2.6 tyres to but a lighter Ti Camino. I wanted a Ti Fargo but at less than 50% price my sense prevailed. The Sonder takes 2.2 front and 2.0 rear. Annoying thing if i buy the Lauf it wouldn’t be far off the ti Fargo price.
Don’t get me wrong, Sonder is a great bike but the Fargo was the perfect geometry for me I absolutely loved it but it must’ve weighed 36 lb with the Dually rims and rack and I fancied something a bit lighter.
Good article, thanks for sharing.
Oddly I’ve got one sat on the wardrobe that I’ve been planning to fit but never got round to :-(.
My random tuppence would be what you want it to achieve with it.
If it’s taking a little harshness/buzz out one of those shock stems may be cheaper less farf. Or wider tyres with more volume.
I’ve got local gravel paths that I’m planning to use it on as they are grim with the harshness and vibration but tbh my accessible riding conditions can be as wild or mild
Badlands
as I want,most of my rougher stuff is on wide 650b tyres which is definitely very comfy but I want something a little quicker which will dial up the harshness and buzz to grim levels.
I've one on my gravel bike and it does make a huge difference.
One of my loops had an uncomfortably roughed up piece of tarmac (so consistent) and the lauf fork just made it so much better.
Don't really notice bobbing when out the saddle.
I'm riding forest roads mainly and it's perfect for that.
I had one for around a year or so, its good at what it's for, but I found it didn't suit me or the area I ride in so sold it on and swapped back to rigid.
Essentially there's not much 'gravel' where I live in the Cotswolds - more bridleways littered with larger Cotswold stone. So when off road I found the fork was great at soaking up chattery smaller pebbles but blew through its travel and turned a bit pogo'ish on the bigger stuff. The 125mm dropper I had fitted was more useful on the decents. I also link bridleways with around 50% roads and found that I really didn't get on with the bounce the undamped fork gave, especially out of the saddle The 125mm dropper I had fitted was more useful on the decents
I'm now on a full rigid steel frame and carbon fork - and a 80mm drop dropper. I've found, for me, this is a sweet spot of bike for the terrain and riding I do.
Having said all that the lauf may be a good fork for you....
I've got one. It's very good at what it's designed to do, but outside of that has its limitations.
It's great at tuning out high frequency buzz that's tiring on a long ride, but if you're expecting damped travel on 'mtb' type gravel, it might not be for you.
It's a mid West gravel (well, an Icelandic gravel road) race fork, not a short travel mtb suspension fork, if that makes sense.
Personally, I love it.
This all sounds good. For use as it’s designed, not as an MTB. Now I just have to get over the price.
If it helps, I've also been riding a Redshift stem recently. Comfort wise, very similar on the hands, but technically, from an overall bike-suspending perspective, the fork is better
I think I’d spend the money on some rudy’s instead.
Rudys?
Rockshox Rudy.