Tandem carbon fork with 1" steerer

Does anyone make a carbon fork with 1" steerer for a tandem bike?
Note, the 1" steerer should be steel or metal, not carbon. Threaded or
threadless, does not matter. Cantilever bosses wanted, although not
absolutely necessary.

Or maybe the question should be will any carbon fork with a 1" steerer
work in a tandem? Do carbon forks need to be tandem specific or will
any work safely?

The fork would go on the first production year of a Cannondale tandem.
They came with 1" forks.

wrote:
Does anyone make a carbon fork with 1" steerer for a tandem bike?
Note, the 1" steerer should be steel or metal, not carbon. Threaded or
threadless, does not matter. Cantilever bosses wanted, although not
absolutely necessary.

Or maybe the question should be will any carbon fork with a 1" steerer
work in a tandem? Do carbon forks need to be tandem specific or will
any work safely?

The fork would go on the first production year of a Cannondale tandem.
They came with 1" forks.

I seem to recall from a quarterly I get from Santana that they use some
sort of beefy Alpha Q full carbon fork. Decidedly not 1" though.

There are beefy carbon cross canti forks out there that probably would
fill the bill, but I think most I have seen have alloy steerers with
carbon legs.

Why screw around for 300 gms?

D'ohBoy, who recently purchased one of those near stupid-light carbon
frames and is having a pot and kettle moment.

Here is the fork (and possibly others) that might work for you:

http://www.truetemper.com/performance_tubing/cx.asp

D'ohBoy, who hopes others might critique this suggestion.

D'oh! I suppose I should have read more closely.

D'ohBoy.

wrote:
Does anyone make a carbon fork with 1" steerer for a tandem bike?
Note, the 1" steerer should be steel or metal, not carbon. Threaded
or threadless, does not matter. Cantilever bosses wanted, although
not absolutely necessary.

Or maybe the question should be will any carbon fork with a 1" steerer
work in a tandem? Do carbon forks need to be tandem specific or will
any work safely?

The fork would go on the first production year of a Cannondale tandem.
They came with 1" forks.

A buddy of mine came in with a fork for his new custom frame... full carbon,
and the steerer was probably around 2 feet long and at least 5mm thick! I
think it was the q-carbon one that d'ohboy mentioned. We had to use a
breaker bar in addition to the headset setter to get that sucker on there.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

D'ohBoy wrote:
wrote:
Does anyone make a carbon fork with 1" steerer for a tandem bike?
Note, the 1" steerer should be steel or metal, not carbon. Threaded or
threadless, does not matter. Cantilever bosses wanted, although not
absolutely necessary.

Or maybe the question should be will any carbon fork with a 1" steerer
work in a tandem? Do carbon forks need to be tandem specific or will
any work safely?

The fork would go on the first production year of a Cannondale tandem.
They came with 1" forks.

I seem to recall from a quarterly I get from Santana that they use some
sort of beefy Alpha Q full carbon fork. Decidedly not 1" though.

There are beefy carbon cross canti forks out there that probably would
fill the bill, but I think most I have seen have alloy steerers with
carbon legs.

Why screw around for 300 gms?

Because the man who owns the tandem thinks the original steel fork is
harsh riding and has decided he wants a carbon fork. As simple as
that.



D'ohBoy, who recently purchased one of those near stupid-light carbon
frames and is having a pot and kettle moment.

On 20 Jan 2006 17:16:33 -0800, wrote:

Or maybe the question should be will any carbon fork with a 1" steerer
work in a tandem? Do carbon forks need to be tandem specific or will
any work safely?

The fork would go on the first production year of a Cannondale tandem.
They came with 1" forks.

I don't think a 1" CF fork would be safe for a tandem. BTW, I have
the same model Cannondale Road Tandem. The fork is fine. The weight
of the fork will be the only difference in ride. A CF fork would
likely be stiffer. You could upgrade to a KHS 7005 Aluminum tandem
frame and get more weight savings.

Dans le message de news:HysAf.68860$QW2.63622@dukeread08,
Phil, Squid-in-Training a réfléchi,
et puis a déclaré :
wrote:
Does anyone make a carbon fork with 1" steerer for a tandem bike?
Note, the 1" steerer should be steel or metal, not carbon. Threaded
or threadless, does not matter. Cantilever bosses wanted, although
not absolutely necessary.

Or maybe the question should be will any carbon fork with a 1"
steerer work in a tandem? Do carbon forks need to be tandem
specific or will any work safely?

The fork would go on the first production year of a Cannondale
tandem. They came with 1" forks.

A buddy of mine came in with a fork for his new custom frame... full
carbon, and the steerer was probably around 2 feet long and at least
5mm thick!

Well I think you have a problem Dr Ruth may be able to help with.
(Is Dr. Ruth still alive, active ??? I am answering from memory, faded, and
a wonderful wine at dinner tonight ................... )
--
Les faits relatés ici ne sont que pure fiction, et ne sauraient être
utilisés ou rapprochés d'une situation réelle existant ou ayant
existée

Paul Kopit wrote:
On 20 Jan 2006 17:16:33 -0800, wrote:

Or maybe the question should be will any carbon fork with a 1" steerer
work in a tandem? Do carbon forks need to be tandem specific or will
any work safely?

The fork would go on the first production year of a Cannondale tandem.
They came with 1" forks.

I don't think a 1" CF fork would be safe for a tandem.

Why would a 1" carbon fork with a steel or metal steerer be any more
unsafe than any other fork with a metal steerer. As I said in my post
"Note, the 1" steerer should be steel or metal, not carbon." I doubt
the fork blades on 1" carbon forks are any spindlier than the fork
blades on 1.125" or 1.25" carbon forks for tandems. Reynolds, WoundUp,
True Temper all make carbon forks.

BTW, I have
the same model Cannondale Road Tandem. The fork is fine.

I'm sure it is. But the person who owns the bike wants a carbon fork.
Simple as that. Want is the only factor.

The weight
of the fork will be the only difference in ride. A CF fork would
likely be stiffer. You could upgrade to a KHS 7005 Aluminum tandem
frame and get more weight savings.

wrote:
Does anyone make a carbon fork with 1" steerer for a tandem bike?
Note, the 1" steerer should be steel or metal, not carbon. Threaded or
threadless, does not matter. Cantilever bosses wanted, although not
absolutely necessary.

Woundup makes one. Threadless steel steerer with canti bosses. I don't
have any experience with it. There are probably others.

Or maybe the question should be will any carbon fork with a 1" steerer
work in a tandem? Do carbon forks need to be tandem specific or will
any work safely?

Pretty much any fork on a tandem should be tandem-specific or
"tandem-rated." Tandem loads are pretty crazy and potentially
overloaded forks are about the last thing you want to mess around with.
That said, the industry is stupid and who knows how much thought goes
into it when a company decides to call something tandem-rated.

The fork would go on the first production year of a Cannondale tandem.
They came with 1" forks.