Forks
05-10-23, 12:16 PM
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Forks
Had anybody recently purchased a carbon fork? Does anyone know of any screaming deals right now? Building up a 2013 State Undefeated frame. Color is not important, just price. Going for a budget build here. Looking at the Hawkeye Lite for $98 but would like to go even cheaper.
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05-10-23, 06:28 PM
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Personally, I don't like going cheap with carbon, especially forks. Doing a faceplant at 20+ mph ain't fun.
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05-10-23, 07:34 PM
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You probably won’t find a quality name brand carbon fork under $200. Any of the forks sold here are good safe choices >>> https://www.retro-gression.com/collections/forks
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05-10-23, 07:58 PM
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You probably won’t find a quality name brand carbon fork under $200. Any of the forks sold here are good safe choices >>> https://www.retro-gression.com/collections/forks
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Yeah don't go cheap on a fork, keep the fork that comes with the bike or get a good quality fork. If I wanted cheaper Ritchey comp would be the choice. The fork I went for on my Langster was a Whisky fork and it is fantastic, not cheap but good quality and lower cost for a quality fork with a good name.
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Instead of worrying about high or low price carbon you should be looking up the offset/rake, AtoC specs on your bikes' stock fork to see what you can find that comes close to matching it. That Hawkeye Lite tells you all about itself. Good luck...
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Sometimes you can find a good deal on a used fork, but be wary that they can have damage not visible from the outside.
On my track bike, I have a Pinarello Onda carbon fork (from a Dogma road bike originally). It was listed on a local online classified website. I went to inspect it, and the seller explained to me its history and why he was selling it. He had a very good story, so I trusted him. It has turned out great for me. No problems whatsoever. The fork would probably sell for $500 or more new, if you could even find one. I think I gave him 200. Of course, I had already done my homework and understood the fork's dimensions/geometry, headset standard, and characteristics.
This doesn't help you at all in your particular situation. I only share it to illustrate that good used parts are sometimes available... and that it's important to know what you're looking at. If you don't have a reasonable level of expertise, forks are not something to experiment with.
On my track bike, I have a Pinarello Onda carbon fork (from a Dogma road bike originally). It was listed on a local online classified website. I went to inspect it, and the seller explained to me its history and why he was selling it. He had a very good story, so I trusted him. It has turned out great for me. No problems whatsoever. The fork would probably sell for $500 or more new, if you could even find one. I think I gave him 200. Of course, I had already done my homework and understood the fork's dimensions/geometry, headset standard, and characteristics.
This doesn't help you at all in your particular situation. I only share it to illustrate that good used parts are sometimes available... and that it's important to know what you're looking at. If you don't have a reasonable level of expertise, forks are not something to experiment with.
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