Cowboy Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Hi, I just snapped my fork, an unbranded aluminium example, at the steerer tube just below the headset. Thanks to that experience i'm in the market for a new fork, and would appreciate any recomendations. Im using an 03 Norco Team Trials frame, which if im not wrong has geometry suited for suspension fork use. My previous rigid fork meaured in at 430mm, so it was suspension corrected for a 85mm fork, and was a bit long. I'm not in the know about rigid trials forks at the moment, but are there any aluminium ones that have a crown to axle length of about 410-420mm? Does anyone know the length of the Fatty R? Thanks :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Some lengths of forks my friend: Fatty R: 400mm Echo Urban: 410mm KOT: 415mm Echo Pure: 420mm :lol: Any of these forks will stand you in good stead, they have all been proven to be strong and light. If you're in the UK, all but the Fatty's can be purchased from Tartybikes, if you're in the US/Canada look at Webcyclery, Factionbike (talk to Elan, he should be able to tell you the length of the Koxx fork, and give reccommendations) etc. Fatty's have been discontinued, but are available second hand and from selected shops if you look around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 planet x knifen superlights - 420mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 (edited) Thanks for the info guys, some really useful stuff! (Y) Wasn't able to get length detail for the Fatty R until now; I thought it would be a bit longer though. The shops got them in here, but at steep price. Looking through the Factionbike site, the BT F5 looks like a good buy, seeing as though its the perfect length (suspension corrected for about 60mm) and has a 1 year warrenty. If I can't land one of these for any reason (just e-mailed to check shipping details, costs etc), i'l be going for the Pure or PXs. Anyways, heres a shot of where my current fork broke, a freak accident really - Edited October 24, 2005 by Cowboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flower Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Go for the planet-x forks, they will suit ur bike more and there stronger in my opinion. Good luck and thats a nice snap there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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