Kinesis Racelight 7075 fork
06-05-14, 05:11 PM
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Kinesis Racelight 7075 fork
Hmmm... What do you guys know about kinesis forks? they have perked my curiosity. are they worth it
Kinesis Racelight 7075 Alloy Training Fork | Chain Reaction Cycles
Kinesis Racelight 7075 Alloy Training Fork | Chain Reaction Cycles
06-05-14, 05:52 PM
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Nah, go carbon.
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06-05-14, 06:16 PM
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i've had a kinesis aluminum fork on my custom titanium bike for about 20 years now. it still works. but it's the only bike that has a fork that occasionally shudders when braking. a particular combination of speed and braking force on the caliper will cause it every time. whether or not it has anything to do with the fork's material will probably never be known to me. OTOH i've got carbon or steel fork on rest of my bikes and have never had any problem with any of them.
i'd go with carbon.
i'd go with carbon.
maybe i could snag a good deal on carbon
06-06-14, 09:20 AM
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Why would you go alloy over carbon when salt and water has no effect on carbon? Carbon is better for winter riding IMO than any steel, aluminum, titanium etc.
06-05-16, 07:16 AM
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Cyclist died after carbon forks separated, Coroner rules - Cycling Weekly
EDIT: Realizing from this article that these were forks generally made before 2009, so you probably have no worries; Interesting though that they've only received so far about 10% of affected forks returned so far. Supplier reiterates importance of recall of potentially lethal Kinesis carbon forks - Cycling Weekly
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06-05-16, 01:59 PM
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I think saying you ride all year round is nothing to base fork selection on. What about handling and appropriate offset? What about features like fender mounts? Clearance for tire size? Length; does it need long reach calipers?
Those are the kinds of questions you should be asking.
Those are the kinds of questions you should be asking.
06-05-16, 08:53 PM
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Haha! Nope, I did not!
06-05-16, 10:27 PM
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However, that said, the recall is current news, and pertains to Kinesis forks, so you could say that I am being considerate in not starting a new thread when one already exists.
06-06-16, 05:22 AM
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I have the current Kinesis fork, the full carbon Tracer 1.5, and was initially surprised by how comfortable that thing is; I swear it seems the hub will deflect rearward over sufficiently rough stuff. It's very smooth, anyway, and is brilliant in the dirt road application I often use it in.
