Rigid Forks: Old School vs New School?
 

"Old School" =
http://surlybikes.com/parts/long_haul_trucker_fork/

"New School" = http://surlybikes.com/parts/1x1_fork/

Can somebody elucidate the diff?

Is one stronger than the other?

Cheaper to make?

Stiffer?
--
PeteCresswell

Rigid Forks: Old School vs New School?
 

On Jan 25, 5:03*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
"Old School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/long_haul_trucker_fork/

"New School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/1x1_fork/

Can somebody elucidate the diff?

Is one stronger than the other?

Cheaper to make?

Stiffer?

If made correctly, the unicrown fork should be
stronger, lighter, & stiffer and cheaper to make.

Unicrown forks are uglier, but I guess that's the
price of progress.

But those two forks aren't really comparable:
I'm pretty sure that broze fork is made for much
narrower tires and in any case the legs are
quite a bit smaller diameter.

Rigid Forks: Old School vs New School?
 

On Jan 25, 4:03*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
"Old School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/long_haul_trucker_fork/

"New School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/1x1_fork/

Can somebody elucidate the diff?

Is one stronger than the other?

Cheaper to make?

Stiffer?
--

Unicrown should be stronger, so suited to disc brake use. For medium
width tires using rim brakes, the biggest difference is aesthetics.

Rigid Forks: Old School vs New School?
 

On Jan 25, 3:37*pm, landotter wrote:
On Jan 25, 4:03*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:

"Old School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/long_haul_trucker_fork/

"New School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/1x1_fork/

Can somebody elucidate the diff?

Is one stronger than the other?

Cheaper to make?

Stiffer?
--

Unicrown should be stronger, so suited to disc brake use. For medium
width tires using rim brakes, the biggest difference is aesthetics.

These days aesthetics have no place in cycling.

sa

Rigid Forks: Old School vs New School?
 

On Jan 25, 7:08*pm, semi-ambivalent wrote:
On Jan 25, 3:37*pm, landotter wrote:



On Jan 25, 4:03*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:

"Old School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/long_haul_trucker_fork/

"New School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/1x1_fork/

Can somebody elucidate the diff?

Is one stronger than the other?

Cheaper to make?

Stiffer?
--

Unicrown should be stronger, so suited to disc brake use. For medium
width tires using rim brakes, the biggest difference is aesthetics.

These days aesthetics have no place in cycling.

That phrase only gains gravitas if you say it while bearded and Bell
Biker'd.

Rigid Forks: Old School vs New School?
 

landotter wrote:
On Jan 25, 7:08 pm, semi-ambivalent wrote:
On Jan 25, 3:37 pm, landotter wrote:



On Jan 25, 4:03 pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
"Old School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/long_haul_trucker_fork/
"New School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/1x1_fork/
Can somebody elucidate the diff?
Is one stronger than the other?
Cheaper to make?
Stiffer?
--
Unicrown should be stronger, so suited to disc brake use. For medium
width tires using rim brakes, the biggest difference is aesthetics.
These days aesthetics have no place in cycling.

That phrase only gains gravitas if you say it while bearded and Bell
Biker'd.

Bell Biker? Modern revisionist.
http://www.ciclomuseo-bartali.it/tes...lettacoppi.htm

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Rigid Forks: Old School vs New School?
 

semi-ambivalent wrote:
On Jan 25, 3:37 pm, landotter wrote:
On Jan 25, 4:03 pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:

"Old School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/long_haul_trucker_fork/
"New School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/1x1_fork/
Can somebody elucidate the diff?
Is one stronger than the other?
Cheaper to make?
Stiffer?
--
Unicrown should be stronger, so suited to disc brake use. For medium
width tires using rim brakes, the biggest difference is aesthetics.

These days aesthetics have no place in cycling.

sa

I know which one *I* would pick, given the choice. Sorry, but I have
about the same reaction to fork number two as Jay Beattie has to recumbents.

nate

--
replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
http://members.cox.net/njnagel

Rigid Forks: Old School vs New School?
 

On Jan 25, 6:14*pm, landotter wrote:
On Jan 25, 7:08*pm, semi-ambivalent wrote:



On Jan 25, 3:37*pm, landotter wrote:

On Jan 25, 4:03*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:

"Old School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/long_haul_trucker_fork/

"New School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/1x1_fork/

Can somebody elucidate the diff?

Is one stronger than the other?

Cheaper to make?

Stiffer?
--

Unicrown should be stronger, so suited to disc brake use. For medium
width tires using rim brakes, the biggest difference is aesthetics.

These days aesthetics have no place in cycling.

That phrase only gains gravitas if you say it while bearded and Bell
Biker'd.

I've been Brancale-d and Bata Biker-ed, albeit in the past. Does that
count?

sa

Rigid Forks: Old School vs New School?
 

On Jan 25, 10:44*pm, semi-ambivalent wrote:
On Jan 25, 6:14*pm, landotter wrote:



On Jan 25, 7:08*pm, semi-ambivalent wrote:

On Jan 25, 3:37*pm, landotter wrote:

On Jan 25, 4:03*pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:

"Old School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/long_haul_trucker_fork/

"New School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/1x1_fork/

Can somebody elucidate the diff?

Is one stronger than the other?

Cheaper to make?

Stiffer?
--

Unicrown should be stronger, so suited to disc brake use. For medium
width tires using rim brakes, the biggest difference is aesthetics.

These days aesthetics have no place in cycling.

That phrase only gains gravitas if you say it while bearded and Bell
Biker'd.

I've been Brancale-d and Bata Biker-ed, albeit in the past. Does that
count?

sa

Only if you wore the Batas with piping'd basketball shorts and tube
sox. I'm a stickler.

Rigid Forks: Old School vs New School?
 

On Jan 25, 7:57*pm, Nate Nagel wrote:
semi-ambivalent wrote:
On Jan 25, 3:37 pm, landotter wrote:
On Jan 25, 4:03 pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:

"Old School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/long_haul_trucker_fork/
"New School" =http://surlybikes.com/parts/1x1_fork/
Can somebody elucidate the diff?
Is one stronger than the other?
Cheaper to make?
Stiffer?
--
Unicrown should be stronger, so suited to disc brake use. For medium
width tires using rim brakes, the biggest difference is aesthetics.

These days aesthetics have no place in cycling.

sa

I know which one *I* would pick, given the choice. *Sorry, but I have
about the same reaction to fork number two as Jay Beattie has to recumbents.

Hey, I don't have a problem with recumbents -- really. Those sock
things look dorky, but then again I don't like people who dress alike
on tandems (unless they are racing on a team). I also don't like fat
old guys wearing tight team kit. I seriously hate bohemian wanna-be
messenger poseurs on fixies with six inch straight bars. I have all
sorts of quirky dislikes. -- Jay Beattie.