Fork extension or China bomb fork?
06-09-18, 09:29 AM
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Fork extension or China bomb fork?
I bought my bike used and the fork is chopped short. Only room for a stem, no spacers. Been riding like this for a while but as I increase miles and frequency, it's becoming obvious that I need to raise the stem. Currently slammed at 4" below the seat with the stem flipped up.
So my two options (aside from an adjustable stem) are a new fork or extension. The bike is 18.5 lbs with pedals, cages, 28mm tires and sealant. ImI very pleased with that. I've got a sweet Columbus straight leg steel fork with loads of room for tires.
The extension would be quite ugly but I would get to keep the fork, including the tire clearance and matching paint. It would probably add 3 oz to the bike which doesn't really upset me. It's cheap too.
The bike is 1", so it looks like my best new fork option is the Hyliss 1" on eBay. It's 490g, claims to take tires up to 28mm, and is just a matte carbon. It would look fine, even though it's not the original. It's kinda heavy but a little lighter than a steel fork. Making carbon forks, especially heavy ones, is not complicated so I'm sure it's strong enough. It's not expensive either, but would be a waste if it didn't work.
For style and ride quality, what would you do?
So my two options (aside from an adjustable stem) are a new fork or extension. The bike is 18.5 lbs with pedals, cages, 28mm tires and sealant. ImI very pleased with that. I've got a sweet Columbus straight leg steel fork with loads of room for tires.
The extension would be quite ugly but I would get to keep the fork, including the tire clearance and matching paint. It would probably add 3 oz to the bike which doesn't really upset me. It's cheap too.
The bike is 1", so it looks like my best new fork option is the Hyliss 1" on eBay. It's 490g, claims to take tires up to 28mm, and is just a matte carbon. It would look fine, even though it's not the original. It's kinda heavy but a little lighter than a steel fork. Making carbon forks, especially heavy ones, is not complicated so I'm sure it's strong enough. It's not expensive either, but would be a waste if it didn't work.
For style and ride quality, what would you do?
