Page Turner Posted January 22, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 22, 2020 ...no really. And it's not even a collectible British Royal Family commemorative fork that is guaranteed to increase in value. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 22, 2020 Share #2 Posted January 22, 2020 You can. I can't. That thing is ugly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 22, 2020 Share #3 Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Page Turner said: ...no really. And it's not even a collectible British Royal Family commemorative fork that is guaranteed to increase in value. You can now pay $2,990,000 for a Bugatti. Who cares? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted January 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: You can now pay $2,990,000 for a Bugatti. Who cares? ...some of us are 1%er's here. Not you of course, Mr. Common Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted January 22, 2020 Share #5 Posted January 22, 2020 With the way that fork is raked out, that thing has to make handling horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted January 22, 2020 ...IDK, if you draw the imaginary line along the head tube down to the wheel axle, it looks less radical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 22, 2020 Share #7 Posted January 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ...some of us are 1%er's here. Not you of course, Mr. Common Man. So you don't like cheap forks? That makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: So you don't like cheap forks? That makes more sense. ...I have a large collection of British and Italian Royal family commemorative forks, that will someday increase in value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 22, 2020 Share #9 Posted January 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ...I have a large collection of British and Italian Royal family commemorative forks, that will someday increase in value. One might accuse you of having an odd affection for old and obsolete curios, eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 22, 2020 Share #10 Posted January 22, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted January 22, 2020 Share #11 Posted January 22, 2020 25 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ...IDK, if you draw the imaginary line along the head tube down to the wheel axle, it looks less radical. With it stuck out that far, think about what is happening when you turn the handlebars though. It ends up being more radical on the handling than just a raked out tube angle because of how much it will move bike when you turn. Plus you are extending your wheelbase which is going to affect handling and on a FS bike, your rear shock performance since the entire rear shock design and based off a certain wheelbase and approximate weight distribution (which is also affected since pushing the front tire out and lengthening the wheelbase will increase the load on the rear suspension). That's my quick off the top of my head evaluation anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 22, 2020 Share #12 Posted January 22, 2020 45 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ...no really. And it's not even a collectible British Royal Family commemorative fork that is guaranteed to increase in value. This is the Dave Weigle design right? I have heard it’s performance is spot on but the price, weight & look are hard to overcome. If they can get the price on par with Fox or RS top end forks it may do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 22, 2020 Share #13 Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Indy said: With it stuck out that far, think about what is happening when you turn the handlebars though. It ends up being more radical on the handling than just a raked out tube angle because of how much it will move bike when you turn. Plus you are extending your wheelbase which is going to affect handling and on a FS bike, your rear shock performance since the entire rear shock design and based off a certain wheelbase and approximate weight distribution (which is also affected since pushing the front tire out and lengthening the wheelbase will increase the load on the rear suspension). That's my quick off the top of my head evaluation anyways. You don't think they test rode it, do you!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 22, 2020 Share #14 Posted January 22, 2020 If ugly is better, that thing should dominate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 22, 2020 Share #15 Posted January 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Indy said: With it stuck out that far, think about what is happening when you turn the handlebars though. It ends up being more radical on the handling than just a raked out tube angle because of how much it will move bike when you turn. Plus you are extending your wheelbase which is going to affect handling and on a FS bike, your rear shock performance since the entire rear shock design and based off a certain wheelbase and approximate weight distribution (which is also affected since pushing the front tire out and lengthening the wheelbase will increase the load on the rear suspension). That's my quick off the top of my head evaluation anyways. It’s been reviewed already as they came out with a short travel version a few years ago. Check out MBGN I think they did a review. One if the inherent design issues with a telescoping fork is the effective head tube angle changes as the fork compresses. This fork maintains the head tube angle throughout the stroke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted January 22, 2020 Share #16 Posted January 22, 2020 I think that would work well on a touring bike, of course, the price would have to come down a lot. Those bumpers shouldn't have much parasitic energy suck when pedaling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted January 22, 2020 Share #17 Posted January 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, ChrisL said: It’s been reviewed already as they came out with a short travel version a few years ago. Check out MBGN I think they did a review. One if the inherent design issues with a telescoping fork is the effective head tube angle changes as the fork compresses. This fork maintains the head tube angle throughout the stroke. Yeah, this is compensated by your longer travel bike setups running a little more rake to compensate for the faster handling as your rake decreases under compression. And that is the problem with this fork design, you would need a frame designed around it for it to work effectively. So while the fork is expensive, to get the benefit out of it, you also need a frame designed around it, which will also be expensive due to the limited production of it. And even with shorter travel, you still have an increase in wheelbase that is going adversely affect the bike. I like the design, but it causes as many problems as it is trying to solve while significantly increasing the cost. So that doesn't work in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 22, 2020 Share #18 Posted January 22, 2020 If you want to spend 2 grand on a fork I have some you can take your pick of, I'll even let you pay 3 grand if you want... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted January 22, 2020 Share #19 Posted January 22, 2020 I assumed you talked to my wife before telling me can now spend $2000 on a fork. First $2000 gets it, PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 22, 2020 Share #20 Posted January 22, 2020 50 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ...I have a large collection of British and Italian Royal family commemorative forks, that will someday increase in value. That and your collection of precious Avon bottles and our should be retiring pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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