evangelinegale

so as many of you know i recently complained that i found my new 725 frame uncomfortable and several of you suggested the addition of a carbon fork. in an attempt to keep live with my 725 i've decided to give this a shot. so i was wondering if anybody had any suggestions or things i should know whilst shopping for said fork. i was looking at something like this
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1877 but of course as i am posting am always open to advice. thanks

bleedingapple

as i said, come out here to PDX and you can take one of my carbons for a spin, that or I would look at one of the Trek carbons at city bikes for half that cost.

are you gonna notice a carbon fork on your fist rie, maybe, maybe not. that i why i suggest you check the shop first so that if it doesnt work your only out $60.

Squirrelli

Easton fork for $80.

bleedingapple

free shipping though??

Squirrelli

I did a mock check out and it didn't charge me a dime...besides insurance but that's like $1.25.

bleedingapple

damn might ned to order one myself

Squirrelli

lulz, nvm

I didn't check the shipping option, it's $30.

dookie

don't hold your breath...

TacoPropelled

https://www.woundupcomposites.com/road_fork.html

evangelinegale

@bleedingapple, i think i sent you a pm with my digits in case you wanted to meet up cause i have no idea where citi bikes is. and i'm not too concerned about the risks of buying a carbon fork, if i hate it it'll just up the resale value of the frame. i was also looking at this one https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1913 cause i love the look of it but i didn't know if the durability differred between fork styles at all.

bleedingapple

that is a pretty sexy fork. that is true it will up resale. as long as your not doing trick you'll be fine. i wouldnt take that fork out on a cx course but for its intended use its fine.

ill check my pm's. im actually going by there today to help a friend pick out a wheel...

clink83

I wouldn't over think the fork thing. Most of your weight is on the back of the bike, and you're still stuck with a long, low positioned bike that is a harsh riding Al frame. A fork isn't going to make a life changing difference in feel, but if you get the wrong fork rake it will make your bike handle like crap. You might want to invest a little more time in getting the right fork.

evangelinegale

i thought a little into this which is why i'll be sticking with a straight blade that's some what tt oriented. in addition to this i'm thinking of trying out a carbon seatpost. and if i still hate it, i'll just sell the damn thing and find an overpriced steel frame that is far to extreme for the likes of any commuter.

Squirrelli

The rake on a regular aluminium Leader fork is 35mm and the full carbon i806tr is 28mm, you don't necessary need the one with 28mm rake and the Motobecane one you posted has 40mm rake which would be close enough to the original rake. You might notice slight change in handling but not by much.

clink83

Changing the trail on a bike has the biggest affect on handling of anything you can do. You will notice the difference if you screw it up.
https://www.spectrum-cycles.com/612.htm

Build your own

The trail with the current fork is 54mm,with leaders trackfork it would go up to 62 and using the moto fork it would decrease to 49(based on ht angle for the bigger 725s).Seems all in a reasonable range.French low trail bikes have trail in the low 30s.Thats 25mm less than the ideal 56 in the article.5mm up or down is not the end of the world.

iarefred

i didn't catch what you're on right now, but you will notice a big difference in going from a steel to carbon fork. if you're gonna go carbon, i would recommend getting a fork with a carbon steerer. ritchey has one that isn't too insanely priced. i would also consider a carbon seatpost.

xkillemallx16

50-70 is ideal.

evangelinegale

i'm actually riding an aluminum fork right now. i may be way off, but do carbon steerers require the use of a carbon stem? and i'm actually considering the carbon seatpost route as well, but for a material i don't REALLY trust it sure sounds like i'll be adding a lot of carbon to one cheap ass frame

Squirrelli

No, you don't need a carbon stem to go with a carbon steerer but it is "recommended" to use assembly paste on carbon parts.

To be honest, if you're finding the ride to be super tough, going with bigger tires with lower PSI will help a lot.

JesusBananas

Did you try getting professionally fitted? Later posts made it sound like the sizing might be off, so while a carbon fork is always nice, it might not help if the problem is rooted somewhere else.