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I might get a rigid fork for street/park/dirt jumping. anyone have any suggestions or comments? |
also does anyone know the prices for any dobermann frame? Why the hell might you do that ? Rigid forks have only three advantages. (that I can think of) zero maintenance (until they snap!) Less weight (great if you're riding the in the Tour) You don't lose so much energy and momentum with a rigid fork - no moving parts to transfer energy on it's way to and from the contact points - i.e. your wrists and what your front wheel is touching. Disadvantages Can't pre-load or store energy in rigid forks for very long before they crack or snap - much safer to blow a seal. They look rude. If you really must - check out the old Kona project two cromo - a simple and effective fork which I've not broken. - but not as cheap and nasty as many 80 -100mm bargain basement forks I would rather ride. Are you talking 20" or 26"? If you want 26" I don't think there are too many to choose from that will hold up to the abuse. The Surly Instigator is one, and you may be able to buy forks from other bike manufacturers through a shop. Make sure you upgrade your headset to a steel cup if you haven't already. If your frame will accept deep cups, get those. Any other parts like handlebars, stem, wheels.....they'll all take a lot more abuse with a rigid fork, so make sure they're up to it. Or.....make really good friends with an ortho surgeon. :o) |
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