80’s Serotta - Info?
07-04-19, 06:56 PM
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07-04-19, 07:00 PM
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Its interesting that the bike of this thread had a conventional steel fork and the one with the inicrown fork is probably a more recent model but to me, the fork is not an improvement, since must be heavier.
07-05-19, 05:19 AM
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The legs are bent and welded to the steerer. A traditional fork has the lugs brazed to a cast crown that’s brazed to the steerer.
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07-05-19, 07:15 AM
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This was a good writeup: https://lovelybike.blogspot.com/2011...rown-fork.html
Reads like handling is more clearcut as indicated by below quote from: https://forums.mtbr.com/29er-bikes/h...rk-716108.html
Absolute BS, sorry to say. Been riding 29er rigid forks since 2003 - Karate Monkey, Salsa, Redline, Kelly, etc...then Segmented - Waltworks, Black Sheep, Sibex ti, Vassago Otis - I've owned and ridden most of them. Include some Carbon in there, segmented Pace and the 'unicrown' niner.
Hands down, segmented forks are more compliant, and more precise when cornering. Unicrowns are more stiff, IMO, but probably because everything I've ridden is production stuff like KM and Salsa = heavy.
07-05-19, 07:45 AM
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Im not really sure and could not find anything on google re weight comparisons. They just look heavier to me.
This was a good writeup: https://lovelybike.blogspot.com/2011...rown-fork.html
Reads like handling is more clearcut as indicated by below quote from: https://forums.mtbr.com/29er-bikes/h...rk-716108.html
Absolute BS, sorry to say. Been riding 29er rigid forks since 2003 - Karate Monkey, Salsa, Redline, Kelly, etc...then Segmented - Waltworks, Black Sheep, Sibex ti, Vassago Otis - I've owned and ridden most of them. Include some Carbon in there, segmented Pace and the 'unicrown' niner.
Hands down, segmented forks are more compliant, and more precise when cornering. Unicrowns are more stiff, IMO, but probably because everything I've ridden is production stuff like KM and Salsa = heavy.
This was a good writeup: https://lovelybike.blogspot.com/2011...rown-fork.html
Reads like handling is more clearcut as indicated by below quote from: https://forums.mtbr.com/29er-bikes/h...rk-716108.html
Absolute BS, sorry to say. Been riding 29er rigid forks since 2003 - Karate Monkey, Salsa, Redline, Kelly, etc...then Segmented - Waltworks, Black Sheep, Sibex ti, Vassago Otis - I've owned and ridden most of them. Include some Carbon in there, segmented Pace and the 'unicrown' niner.
Hands down, segmented forks are more compliant, and more precise when cornering. Unicrowns are more stiff, IMO, but probably because everything I've ridden is production stuff like KM and Salsa = heavy.
It’s OK to not like unicrown forks- I don’t like unicrown forks- purely from an aesthetic POV- but using some forum post by some random guy, who appears to think his opinion is mighty important, is pretty much useless.
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07-05-19, 04:29 PM
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Read the post immediately after the one you quoted on the MTBR page.
It’s OK to not like unicrown forks- I don’t like unicrown forks- purely from an aesthetic POV- but using some forum post by some random guy, who appears to think his opinion is mighty important, is pretty much useless.
It’s OK to not like unicrown forks- I don’t like unicrown forks- purely from an aesthetic POV- but using some forum post by some random guy, who appears to think his opinion is mighty important, is pretty much useless.
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There’s nothing wrong with a Serotta, but of course I might be a little biased. (Plus, I’ll add that I’m not a dentist or doctor.) I would assume this is similar to the stereotyping of owning a BMW and therefore one must be a “certain type of stuck up” personality. However, I loved my E30 convertibles when I had them. They are a wonderful driving cars in the purist sense, sort of like a Serotta. I just had to wait 30 years before I could afford either of them
epse30 was my avatar and email for many years. a 318i was the first car I learned to drive in '88 at age 30. I have owned 4 e30s- the 318i, a 325es, a dinan chipped 325is and a 325ic - all manual, all red... 1988 through 2009, when the last one, the convertible, was rear ended by a Lincoln Towncar on the BQE in NYC. I drove away (with an accordioned frame), the TownCar had to be towed...With a 2 yr old kid, a work truck, and my wife's 325ix manual wagon, I couldn't justify another e30.
Umm, not exactly... The "others" I was referring to, were the older steeds in my herd.
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07-08-19, 09:23 AM
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@joesch Unicrowns are not heavier than lugged forks, nor do they handle differently inherently. Handling and road feel is decided by the fork's geometry and wall thickness.
If you don't like your bike's fork aesthetically, I would look for an earlier bike. That was the style of the time.
If you don't like your bike's fork aesthetically, I would look for an earlier bike. That was the style of the time.
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