|   Rigid forks | Fast Freddy
May 25, 2003 1:35 PM | | Ok - I saw the post by 1x1 Craig and it got me thinking about a cool rigid fork for my new SS frame I'm saving for (hopefully by next week I'll have the cash!) I remember seeing some of you guys had a a rigid carbon legged beast. Maybe a Pace or something like that? I thought I remembered it being a Euro item. Question is what is is and can it take a 200+ Singlespeedeer using disc brakes??
Are their any other options that are disc compatible?
Thanks
Fred |
| The fork............... | Mike T.
May 25, 2003 3:06 PM | | ....of which you speak is a Pace RC31. A few of us around mtbr have it and all of us seem to love it. Pace will not export to N.Am and neither will John Atkins Cycles in the UK who shipped mine to Canada. Both cite 9-11 related insurance company problems which was never explained and therefore makes no sense. I hear www.bromleybikes.com will ship.
The fork takes my 185lbs ok and it comes with a warning not to use it for stunts, tricks and stuff like that. It's a very light 700g (weighed it myself) racing fork.
Mine is the 2002 version and there is a 2003 out with what appears to be mainly cosmetic changes. |
| I'm over 200lbs and I would be scared to run a carbon fiber fork | 2farfrwd
May 25, 2003 3:45 PM | | especially one weighing 700 grams. My Azonic bars weigh almost half that much!! I shy away from carbon bars as well. I know you ride hard and I just wouldn't feel safe taking drops or big hits with a carbon fork. What the heck do I know though, I can't afford one anyway, I run a $50 dimension disc rigid fork.
Maybe stick with a nice custome high-end steel fork.
Good luck!
CR |
| You should check Sofa King's rigid steel beauty | clydsdal
May 26, 2003 5:39 AM | | I'm unsure of the type of steel used, but it is truly art. The tubing to the drops taper down to about the size of a kindergarten pencil. It has even more deflection, fore and aft, than the Pace. Which one is more durable? Dunno the answer to that one. I 1st saw the fork on Pat Barron's (Sofa King's owner) bike at the Ouachita Challenge, and this weekend at the 'Race for the Belts' in Russellville, Ark. 'Sweet' doesn't start to describe it. RT |
| re: Rigid forks | 1x1 Speed Craig
May 25, 2003 4:07 PM | | Fast Freddy,
I responded below, as well. I don't have specific feedback on the Pace RC-31...the only rider I personally know who uses one is Jeromelo (posts here semi-frequently), and he's about 150lbs. Check out my Rigid Forks - Manufacturer Links page, though, for a pretty comprehensive list of manufacturers, brake compatibility, and crown lengths.
Craig
My Biking Website |
| re: Rigid forks | Hammerheadbikes
May 25, 2003 4:13 PM | | I was talking with the owner of Reynolds a few weeks ago about a possible SS carbon disc fork..
they make the best road forks on the market and he said they have beat the crap out of one on a Cross bike on the dirt..
we need to flood them with requests :) |
| The Pace fork | clydsdal
May 25, 2003 6:45 PM | | I have the Pace on my alum Bianchi, along with some wide carbon Monkey bars, and can't speak highly enough of either one. I weigh 260 big uns and love the stiffness and damping these provide. I just can't hack the bobbing of a susp fork while climbing. I also run Avid disc's f & r. I'll put up a pick if your interested. RT |
| The Pace fork | Fast Freddy
May 25, 2003 7:17 PM | | Love to see it - so your 260 lbs and runing disks? No issues with it? Any worries?
Thanks
Fred |
| no worries | clydsdal
May 26, 2003 5:30 AM | | The pace and carbon monkey bars seem to smooth out the chatter/stutter bumps. My experience with front suspension has been limited to Rock Shox and Manitou. Whether riding around here or in Moab, I want zero deflection. I want that front wheel to go where I point it, when I point it, and not where the POS fork alloows it to wander. The Pace does this for me always. The guys from John Atkins Cycles ask if I jump, do trails, etc. I answered negative to that and they said the Pace would work just fine, the would warranty if not, etc. I had a dimension disc fork and the Pace kicks it a$$ in all aspects but cost. The weight of the Pace allows you to loft the front over sharp stuff with merely a thought...this being said, as with any rigid, you still have to pick lines and ride light and smooth or it'll throw ya. As for the Avid mechanicals, I had hayes hydraulics on a dh bike and thought they were better. They did have the 8" rotors, however. My 2 centavos. RT |
| 250lbs with avid mech on my pace | Frank Tuesday
May 25, 2003 8:13 PM | | No problems at all.
Frank |
| But Frank...you're a GOD! | clydsdal
May 26, 2003 5:19 AM | | 250 you may be, but as a feather do you ride. This I have seen with my own blues. RT |
| slow as piss, though. | Frank Tuesday
May 26, 2003 6:39 AM | | What, did you lap me half way through my second lap. It's easy to ride light when you're going as slow as I was. Of course, I did pass a couple dual sissies going down sweet love. Silly sport riders... |
| i'm also a pace rc31 user... | kam
May 26, 2003 10:23 PM | | and love it. i weigh about 175 with gear and really love the fork. it does flex fore to aft, but that is the way the fork dampens ride. as far as side to side flex goes, it tracks like no other fork i have ever ridden (i also have a duke race and z2 tom 80 forks). point the fork in a specific direction and it goes there. also, i have never heard a peep out of the front disc brake on switchbacks, which is something i cannot say about my previous sid xc and duke forks). heck, i think my pace rc31 offers better tracking than my zoke z2. it's also amazingly smooth and beautiful. so as long as you aren't gonna be huckin' off drops, i think you'll be fine. those spicer ti forks (as well as the on-one forks, but abit pricier)are sweet though, i can't wait for a ride report from Craig. cheers! |
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