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Wanted - gravel or 29er fork
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:51 pm
by Retiredtester
Bit of a long shot, but I'm looking to replace the fork on my boardman cross bike with one that has a fork crown drilling to accept a dynamo light. needs to be the following
1 1/8 to 1 1/2 tapered steerer (or possibly 1 1/8 straight and I'll use a convertor crown race)
Need plenty of steerer - 220mm plus
Mudguard eyes and fork crown drilling (obviously!)
Clearance for 40c tyres
Post mount brake bosses (or IS at a push)
9mm qr dropouts
Ally or carbon is fine, but ideally not too heavy
Like I say, bit of an unlikely wish list, but you never know!
Re: Wanted - gravel or 29er fork
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:18 am
by Mariner
There is a Kenesis fork over on the bay which might do?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kinesis-Trip ... +atr&rt=nc
Re: Wanted - gravel or 29er fork
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:45 am
by Retiredtester
Thanks a lot - I hadn't spotted that one. Looks perfect.
Re: Wanted - gravel or 29er fork
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:06 pm
by Retiredtester
As luck would have it, I found a set of eBay Chinese forks v similar to the kinesis ones only with an alloy steerer and less than half the price at 40 quid. Unlikely anyone else is in the lookout, but they have a few more sets as well as thru axle and full carbon ones -
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3336631185
Hopefully I'll still have my front teeth this time next month.
Re: Wanted - gravel or 29er fork
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:49 pm
by Stumpym4
Retiredtester wrote:As luck would have it, I found a set of eBay Chinese forks v similar to the kinesis ones only with an alloy steerer and less than half the price at 40 quid. Unlikely anyone else is in the lookout, but they have a few more sets as well as thru axle and full carbon ones -
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 3336631185
Hopefully I'll still have my front teeth this time next month.
Ive been looking at the same forks to replace the ones on my arkose with a bit more clearance

Re: Wanted - gravel or 29er fork
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:17 am
by Retiredtester
If you can wait a couple of weeks I'll let you know what they're like
Re: Wanted - gravel or 29er fork
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:07 pm
by Stumpym4
Retiredtester wrote:If you can wait a couple of weeks I'll let you know what they're like
yeah will do , what tyres will u be running ? ... 700c or 650b ??
i bought some 2 inch maxxis re fuse tyres in 650b size and have zero clearance on my forks :(
Re: Wanted - gravel or 29er fork
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:22 pm
by Retiredtester
700c with 40mm Nanos. I don't have any 650b wheels to try on it, but can ping you some photos when the forksarrive if you like?
Re: Wanted - gravel or 29er fork
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 7:49 am
by Stumpym4
Retiredtester wrote:700c with 40mm Nanos. I don't have any 650b wheels to try on it, but can ping you some photos when the forksarrive if you like?
yeah ping away :) ... ive got a set of 40mm nanos as well on 700c, the maxis wouldnt fit on 650 wheels , but ive just picked up some strava clements at 42mm, they fit fine and look the part