jigga Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Im a big fan of Trialtech components for their build quality and ingenuity. Anyone know if they have any plans to or prototyping of a carbon fork? Im pretty sure I'd be buying if they have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 I would have said slim. Market already too saturated, cost for tooling and development really high - especially considering the quantity that would be sold. Best bet at the moment is Crewkerz if you have the option to fit one to your head tube. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigga Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Thanks Adam. Don't really want to buy a new front Hub and rebuild the wheel , though the crewkerz fork is indeed a thing of beauty. What are hub options for this fork? Only crewkerz, hope , king or can others be modified? I've seen crewkerz aluminium forks for sale on here modified for normal hubs, though don't know in detail what was done as the drop out hole is already oversize. I doubt anyone would want to cut into the drop-out of a sexy new carbon blade but just looking at options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleep2 Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 I've seen some people use the crewkerz fork with abnormal hub, not sure how they managed it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 On 17/11/2016 at 3:54 PM, cleep2 said: I've seen some people use the crewkerz fork with abnormal hub, not sure how they managed it though My old mk1 crewkerz forks were modified to take a normal hub, the dropout had been cut and filed to be normal 9mm vertical jobbies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleep2 Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) On 18/11/2016 at 7:26 PM, bing said: My old mk1 crewkerz forks were modified to take a normal hub, the dropout had been cut and filed to be normal 9mm vertical jobbies I mean the crewkerz carbon ones. Edited November 20, 2016 by cleep2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 The dropout on the carbon forks is aluminium, so you could do the same - not that I can be seen to recommend it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 I would not advise anyone to do so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigga Posted December 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) Doesn't the carbon actually hold the aluminium drop out in? Although that drop out piece will be bonded into a section of the fork leg, not just the tip, I'm not sure if cutting into it and the carbon skin surrounding it would be detrimental to the strength. I've never seen a crewkerz carbon fork, only online, so others might know better than me Just trying to opinions on this as I really wanna buy this fork Edited December 1, 2016 by jigga Typed more text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) And again, don't do it. Buy the forks and a new front wheel. That's all you can do if you want these awesome forks. Edited December 4, 2016 by Canardweb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix_HBtrials Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 http://www.pinkbike.com/video/461649/ I got two of these made. Find a friend with a lathe and some skills! The two pieces on the sides must be steel ( stainless steel for rust resistance ) and the tube in between in aluminum. That way, you can keep your beloved wheel, and run the AMAZING Crewkerz WAW forks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Nice stuff that Felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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