clerictgm Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) What difference between this and Inspired forks? And why nobody uses them? Costs 40 pounds. Weight 1100g. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=47756&LanguageISO=ru Edited October 6, 2012 by clerictgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 What part of £79.99 made you think they were 40 pounds?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerictgm Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) What part of £79.99 made you think they were 40 pounds?? There are alot of different MTB CrMo forks on the market. This one costs 40 pounds in my local shop. Edited October 6, 2012 by clerictgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Had a look on the Black Market bikes website for a decent description. To be fair they don't look that bad and if I had the option I'd love to fit them to my fourplay and see how they go but the steerer is miles too short at 175mm. Also the lack of brake mounts will stop the majority of people from trying them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filo Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) Intresting brake mount. I've run the identy rebate forks on my hex. They have a 200mm steer tube, disc mount and the a2c is 435. And disc mount They are probly the only fork I'd try on a trials bike Edited October 6, 2012 by Filo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Should have mentioned, according to their website you can get the Black Market forks in either 395 or 414 a2c I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 No brake mounts. . . Someone like mr mark westlake might appreciate them, but they're not really trials forks. and inspired forks do the job fine for most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Forks of that length can do one - slacker head angle = no thanks. The steel ones I've got on now are spot on anyway - compliment the geo of my frame and have a disc mount, so yeah, works for me... Mine are 'trials forks' too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Forks of that length can do one - slacker head angle = no thanks. The steel ones I've got on now are spot on anyway - compliment the geo of my frame and have a disc mount, so yeah, works for me... Mine are 'trials forks' too Would an extra 4mm really have that much affect? (Genuinely interested!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) Would an extra 4mm really have that much affect? (Genuinely interested!) Yes and no, that's roughly the difference betwen Fattys and Pashleys, which I do notice, for me it's not enough to stop you doing anything, but I'm quite anal (not in a gay way) about front ends. On the other hand, you could gain/lose that 4mm by changing from a really chunky headset, to something really low stacked on the bottom, I had a huge chunky Woodman headset once, I also had a Cane creek S3 on the same bike which was tiny, I could defiitely notice the difference. Also, those Inspired steel forks are really straight, so extra length will be going fairly straight down, instead of down & forwards like on a more curved fork. (I know what I mean) Edited October 8, 2012 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 I'm intrigued really as I read that Mark raised the BB height on his 2011 Fourplay and wondered how as surely that would slacken the head angle no matter which end you changed to accomplish this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Small spacer in the rear dropout so the frame sat a little higher above the axle - raised the BB height and tightened up the HA too Edit; Imagine lifting the rear wheel by hand - BB goes up, front end goes vertical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hmm, sounds interesting. May try this myself whilst I bed in my new chain then go the opposite way when I file the dropout to lose my tensioner. See if it makes any difference for myself. I'm a proper street geo virgin, be good to have a play about with different setups. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Ah, I missed the length bit - thought they were all 435mm. With my 2011 Fourplay I also filed the fork dropouts too to allow the wheel to sit further in and steepen the HA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 This is all very interesting and eye opening. Planning over christmas to have a play around with my 4play with regards to gear ratio and the above hopefully now. Been running 18-14 which since filming for my GET vid I reckon is a bit light so gonna swap for something heavier to start off with. Ultimate topic crash or what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Fairly comprehensive snaking I'd say If you're sticking FFW 18:13 is pretty good. Bit better for streety stuff. The stoppers I used in my frame were disc tabs cut off an old hub. Perfect shape straight away, don't mind if I do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Got a pro II so not resigned to running 18 up front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Score! I think 22:15 means you don't need a tensioner, although I wouldn't swear to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerictgm Posted October 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 NS Bikes Analog Forks 2012 1.1kg $149.31 http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=69768 Axle to Crown length: 410mm Axle to Crown length of Inspired Team: 410mm Black Market Tech 9 1.13kg (395mm) 1.16kg (414mm) And maybe there are some more forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerictgm Posted October 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 It seems that there are only 2 suitable MTB forks.. I'l try it if my Inspired tired one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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