It must be classic -- it says so on the top tube
03-12-23, 11:53 AM
#26
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 7,067
Mentioned: 41 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4409 Post(s)
Liked 1,563 Times
in
1,026 Posts
However, no one has really spend a lot of time figuring out how a Ti fork should be engineered. Carbon fork prototypers have the ability to easily control stiffness in a way that metal fabricators can't as easily. It may be as making the legs similar proportions to a Ti frame's tubing, but it might not be. And no one seemed to care because carbon forks work so well and are going to be the lightest choice. I think we missed whatever era it should have happened in.
Last edited by Kontact; 03-12-23 at 01:00 PM.
03-12-23, 01:01 PM
#27
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Maryland, USA
Posts: 2,441
Bikes: Drysdale/Gitane/Zeus/Masi/Falcon/Palo Alto/Raleigh/Legnano
Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 987 Post(s)
Liked 640 Times
in
406 Posts
__________________
Larry:1958 Drysdale, 1961 Gitane Gran Sport, 1974 Zeus track, 1988 Masi Gran Corsa, 1974 Falcon, 1980 Palo Alto, 1973 Raleigh Gran Sport, 1974 Legnano. Susan: 1976 Windsor Profesional.
Larry:1958 Drysdale, 1961 Gitane Gran Sport, 1974 Zeus track, 1988 Masi Gran Corsa, 1974 Falcon, 1980 Palo Alto, 1973 Raleigh Gran Sport, 1974 Legnano. Susan: 1976 Windsor Profesional.
03-13-23, 01:24 AM
#28
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 7,244
Bikes: '72 Cilo Pacer, '72 Gitane Gran Tourisme, '72 Peugeot PX10, '73 Speedwell Ti, '74 Peugeot UE-8, '75 Peugeot PR-10L, '80 Colnago Super, '85 De Rosa Pro, '86 Look Equipe 753, '86 Look KG86, '89 Parkpre Team, '90 Parkpre Team MTB, '90 Merlin
Mentioned: 87 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 834 Post(s)
Liked 2,127 Times
in
555 Posts
Last edited by gaucho777; 03-13-23 at 01:35 AM.
Likes For gaucho777:
03-13-23, 10:34 AM
#29
Full Member
Sold a bike you say? 
I'm always a vote for give the bike some rides as it's set up. Plus, that gives you some time before the replacement fork comes in anyway.
I'm always a vote for give the bike some rides as it's set up. Plus, that gives you some time before the replacement fork comes in anyway.
__________________
03-13-23, 11:32 AM
#30
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 17,159
Mentioned: 481 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3811 Post(s)
Liked 6,711 Times
in
2,613 Posts
Waltly in China will make you a custom Ti fork: https://www.waltlytitanium.com
03-13-23, 01:04 PM
#31
Full Member
Join Date: Jan 2023
Posts: 486
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 175 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 452 Times
in
232 Posts
Quick reference on comparing lightweight forks.
(PS. Fuji titanium fork is listed)
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/weights.htm#forks
(PS. Fuji titanium fork is listed)
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/weights.htm#forks
03-13-23, 05:34 PM
#32
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 7,067
Mentioned: 41 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4409 Post(s)
Liked 1,563 Times
in
1,026 Posts
Quick reference on comparing lightweight forks.
(PS. Fuji titanium fork is listed)
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/weights.htm#forks
(PS. Fuji titanium fork is listed)
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/weights.htm#forks
But even the standard was 200 grams lighter than your average nice steel fork.
Last edited by Kontact; 03-13-23 at 05:38 PM.
