brakemeister

had to try one of the German A forks I got my hand on. I really like the adjustability of the fork and the disc brake. Obviously the Tern is not designed for a suspension fork and the geometry changes a little bit, but after a couple miles it felt quite ok. Caught myself looking for potholes to see the fork work its magic. Fun

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the fact that the fork, the brake, the complete wheel is only 666 dlr is a real bargain ! cosnsidering that the fork alone usually sells upwards of 950 dlr alone.

smallwheeler

666?

satan approves...

brakemeister

oh shoot..I never thought about that.... lets raise the price to 669 instead ...

darukhan

Thor, that's pretty cool!

Have you tried testing the "dive" characteristics (if any) on that thing? In other words, if you slam on the brakes, does the bike compress the front suspension and nose dive at all? Also, how much weight does this setup add?

brakemeister

fork alone is 1458
wheel with supreme tire and reg tube and avid rotor and q/r is 1400
brake is 210
total 3068 grams

Tern alloy fork with V brake 800
proS wheel with supreme q/r etc 1100
total 1900

added weight is 1168 grams .....
But this is really almost missleading as we now have a very sturdy front disc brake wheel with 32 spokes versus the 14 on the Pro S wheel...

all in all I think the small added weight is doing very little, nothing compared to the plushness and the fun this bike is to ride now... I am contemplating and throwing a thudbuster on it .... to make it full suspended ... kinda .
lol

Best Thor

BassNotBass

BruceMetras

Cool mod .. so now that you have it finished, what's the total weight in grams of the entire bike as pictured hanging from a fish scale by the saddle nose?

smallwheeler

669?

kamasutra approves...

DVC45

I think 663 is better and safer..

I am superstitious.

pacificcyclist

Actually, number 669 is an angel number and meant a detachment of the materialistic mindset and lifestyle -- don't spend money on toys.

Btw Thor; this actually caught my eye for a bit seemingly because I like the idea of a 2 speed trail bike. I have a Thudbuster already which I swap between the Duo and Mu SL, but wouldn't mind having a front suspension with disc brakes on my Speed DUO! Will it work with my Speed Duo? How much of a steering change will I feel?

Thanks!

brakemeister

well I guess I have to switch it to 670 than ..... anything out of the ordinary ? :-)

Well, sure the fold doesnt line up anymore, the fold is a little more, and the ride is different than the regular fork...kinda funny to explain..maybe more twitchy at super slow speeds but more stable at speed...I know this doesnt make any sense, its just how I feel it. I have the Andros stem on that bike, so it might be cause of that also.

But the ride is pretty sweet, I just love the disc brake, and the total adjustability of the fork is pretty awesome too....its like smoooooth.....
actually one is looking for potholes ...lol

best thor

ttakata73

Very cool setup.
I don't have a 20" folder but do have a WTP Zodiac BMX that has a 1-1/8? steerer.
Hmmm, maybe a front suspended BMX would be fun since I really don't do many real BMX tricks with mine anyways and always wanted a front brake on it.

Thor can you tell me how long the effective length of the steerer tube is?
I am curious if I will have enough tube to fit my BMX.

fietsbob

Reminds me of aircraft landing gear , there was a SoCal MTB builder using that kind of suspension.
on their front fork

brakemeister

140 mm steerer tube with internal threads ....
yeah my old friend Horst Leitner built the AMP forks .. they were somewhat similar but had flex issues to say the least ... Horst also did disc brakes and frames and for some time made some good money with the horst link patent ( rear suspension frame )

he did a Mercedes folding bike .... and after some years in the bike industry he found out making cnc gas caps , truck bed extenders, steps and stuff.... he was making sooo much more money in thetruck biz that he walked away from the bikes ...:-)

pacificcyclist

Wow, the only thing out of the ordinary is that you keep raising the price faster than inflation! ;-)

You're really tempting me now with that.. Thanks for sharing..

Cheers!

vmaniqui

how about $111, that sounds better (who knows, Thor might start selling that suspension fork). honestly that look NICE...

brakemeister

https://youtu.be/g3TA5tz12aU
here some action shots

I really begin to like this bike :-)

BassNotBass

Quick!! Change the price back... it was meant to be!


Aw shucks... too late!
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