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Carbon Fork Steering Tube
My good bike is an aluminum frame / carbon threaded fork with a steel
steering tube. The fork is a Kestrel EMS with ~ 14,000 miles on it. A recent mishap at a bike shop destroyed the fork and headset (among other things - don't ask). Anyhow, the frame is fine so I need to buy both a fork and headset. I have read recent positive comments on Woundup carbon threaded forks with 1" steel steering tubes. For about the same price I can get a nice Reynolds Ouzo Pro with a 1 1/8" carbon threadless steering tube. I tend to favor the Ouzo Pro for reasons of my own but my concern is the durability. I'm a big guy at 230 lbs. Will a 1 1/8" carbon threadless steering tube hold up for ~20,000 miles of road riding? Thanks in advance, Tom |
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oups.com: I tend to favor the Ouzo Pro for reasons of my own but my concern is the durability. I'm a big guy at 230 lbs. Will a 1 1/8" carbon threadless steering tube hold up for ~20,000 miles of road riding? The main reason to buy a carbon steerer is lower weight, but if you already weigh 200+ pounds, component weight is not an issue. Save your money and get a stronger metal steerer. |
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I tend to favor the Ouzo Pro for reasons of my own but my concern is the durability. I'm a big guy at 230 lbs. Will a 1 1/8" carbon threadless steering tube hold up for ~20,000 miles of road riding? Thanks in advance, Tom ---------- I am always amazed when out on mass rides, these really big guys riding featherweight bikes. The rule is, the heavier the guy, he should have a heavier bike. All that light weight stuff is spec'ed out for an outer limit of around 160 lbs. I weigh 170, and I have couple big boxes filled with light-weight stuff I've broken. Now when I buy bike crap, I shy away from the light stuff, and buy the heavier stuff, and the bonus is that it's much cheaper too. Look for durability, which is sometimes hard, you'll be much happier in the end. |
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" wrote: My good bike is an aluminum frame / carbon threaded fork with a steel steering tube. The fork is a Kestrel EMS with ~ 14,000 miles on it. A recent mishap at a bike shop destroyed the fork and headset (among other things - don't ask). Tom, everyone else will give you good advice about the fork choices you are now faced with. I want to know why you have elided what is doubtless going to be an entertaining story of shop mayhem with a "don't ask." You had to know someone would ask! So, I'm asking. What happened? Oh, and as to your fork dilemma, if the bike is designed for a 1-1/8" headset/fork, use that, even if you think using a Devolution headset is a good plan. Those things are so pricey that you're better off getting the (stronger) 1-1/8" fork, even at some price premium. As for the steer tube preferences, my uninformed ranking would be metal 1.125" first, carbon 1.125" second, and either of those over a metal 1" steerer. I don't think 1" carbon is a great plan for a 200 lb. rider. -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos |
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On May 23, 4:20 pm, "
wrote: My good bike is an aluminum frame / carbon threaded fork with a steel steering tube. The fork is a Kestrel EMS with ~ 14,000 miles on it. A recent mishap at a bike shop destroyed the fork and headset (among other things - don't ask). Anyhow, the frame is fine so I need to buy both a fork and headset. I have read recent positive comments on Woundup carbon threaded forks with 1" steel steering tubes. For about the same price I can get a nice Reynolds Ouzo Pro with a 1 1/8" carbon threadless steering tube. I tend to favor the Ouzo Pro for reasons of my own but my concern is the durability. I'm a big guy at 230 lbs. Will a 1 1/8" carbon threadless steering tube hold up for ~20,000 miles of road riding? Thanks in advance, Tom If the frame had a 1 inch fork, the 1 1/8 inch won't fit into it. Get the woundup, I have one(threaded) and it is a great fork. |
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On May 23, 7:57 pm, "David L. Johnson"
wrote: wrote: My good bike is an aluminum frame / carbon threaded fork with a steel steering tube. The fork is a Kestrel EMS with ~ 14,000 miles on it. A recent mishap at a bike shop destroyed the fork and headset (among other things - don't ask). Anyhow, the frame is fine so I need to buy both a fork and headset. I have read recent positive comments on Woundup carbon threaded forks with 1" steel steering tubes. For about the same price I can get a nice Reynolds Ouzo Pro with a 1 1/8" carbon threadless steering tube. I tend to favor the Ouzo Pro for reasons of my own but my concern is the durability. I'm a big guy at 230 lbs. Will a 1 1/8" carbon threadless steering tube hold up for ~20,000 miles of road riding? Just a minute. Only one size steerer tube will fit on that frame. You have a choice between (say) 1" carbon or 1" steel, not 1" steel or 1.125" carbon. If your frame is made for 1" steerer tubes, for God's sake get steel. At 230lbs you are tempting fate with a 1" carbon steerer. If you have 1.125, well, then, maybe you have an argument. Still, I would go for steel. And, BTW, I was at least one of the guys touting the WoundUp forks. Excellent design, strongest fork I have ever seen. Stronger than my tandem fork. -- David L. Johnson Hi, David/OP: At 210 lbs, I have crashed my full carbon Alpha Q Pro 1" steer fork in headon's TWICE at well over 20 mph. Steerer tube is still solid as... ummm.... not Sear's but, well, think of something really solid. Course, one of the aluminum dropout inserts came loose, but that didn't threaten my ability to ride it for thousands of miles after the crashes, wondering where the hell that GD creak was coming from (the motion of the dropout in the carbon leg). I did not hesitate to buy another Alpha Q at the discounted crash rate. D'ohBoy |
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On May 24, 5:46 am, Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
On May 23, 4:20 pm, " wrote: My good bike is an aluminum frame / carbon threaded fork with a steel steering tube. The fork is a Kestrel EMS with ~ 14,000 miles on it. A recent mishap at a bike shop destroyed the fork and headset (among other things - don't ask). Anyhow, the frame is fine so I need to buy both a fork and headset. I have read recent positive comments on Woundup carbon threaded forks with 1" steel steering tubes. For about the same price I can get a nice Reynolds Ouzo Pro with a 1 1/8" carbon threadless steering tube. I tend to favor the Ouzo Pro for reasons of my own but my concern is the durability. I'm a big guy at 230 lbs. Will a 1 1/8" carbon threadless steering tube hold up for ~20,000 miles of road riding? Thanks in advance, Tom If the frame had a 1 inch fork, the 1 1/8 inch won't fit into it. Get the woundup, I have one(threaded) and it is a great fork.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for all the advice. Honestly, I thought by changing the headset I could mount a 1 1/8" fork in there. Now I know better. It makes my original question moot. Tom |
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