what good non-Enve fork options are out there?

apple · #1 02-09-2016, 12:12 PM

talking standard 1 1/8" straight, or a 1 1/8" - 1 1/4" tapered. Surely Enve isn't the only game in town.

Something carbon, high quality, and preferably matte without logos. the Reynolds Ouzo seem to have lots of happy buyers.

JasonF · #2 02-09-2016, 12:15 PM

Seven makes a nice fork and you could have them do a matte finish. My Seven fork has a glossy clear but they had no problem keeping logos off.

AngryScientist · #3 02-09-2016, 12:18 PM

ritchey:

whiskey parts co

Bob Ross · #4 02-09-2016, 12:24 PM

Wow, I'm really out of the loop: Much to my surprise, Easton no longer seems to offer a road fork...but Wound Up still does! I gotta get out more.

Keith A · #5 02-09-2016, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Ross

Wow, I'm really out of the loop: Much to my surprise, Easton no longer seems to offer a road fork...but Wound Up still does! I gotta get out more.

That surprises me too...all they have now is just their cross EC90 XD.

Edit: 3T offers road forks and Mike Lopez (via Holland Cycles) does too. Also looks like Lynskey jumped into this market.

sandyrs · #6 02-09-2016, 12:49 PM

Columbus makes some good forks too.

bcroslin · #7 02-09-2016, 12:50 PM

Whisky has a bunch of different options. I've owned a No 9 disc and it was really nice.

weisan · #8 02-09-2016, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by apple

Surely Enve isn't the only game in town.

Apple pal, no, it isn't... as much as they and others would like us to believe. Same with Rapha.

Keith A · #9 02-09-2016, 12:53 PM

I just realized how many aftermarket fork manufactures are no longer in this market: Time, Look, Reynolds, Easton and Bontrager come to mind.

velotrack · #10 02-09-2016, 12:59 PM

Pegoretti falz.

If you're into an EC90SLX for, I've got one for $110 to your door...

Keith A · #11 02-09-2016, 01:06 PM

Looks like Dedacciai is making road forks.

sjbraun · #12 02-09-2016, 01:07 PM

I'm really happy with the Wound Up fork on my Hampsten.

sandyrs · #13 02-09-2016, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith A

Looks like Dedacciai is making road forks.

Good point, I had one on my Merckx Team SC. Totally solid fork.

cdn_bacon · #14 02-09-2016, 01:33 PM

the gang at 3T

https://www.3tcycling.com/road/en/bi...ategory/forks/

carpediemracing · #15 02-09-2016, 01:43 PM

I have two forks on two frames: ENVE and 3T (not the lightest one they offer, the second lightest one I think). I also have an older Reynolds Ouzo something but that got put back on a different frame.

I'm happy with both the ENVE and the 3T.

My favorite fork, but I think it had to do with the whole frame/fork system, was a tapered Cannondale Slice fork, 1-1/8" to 1-1/2"?. SystemSix frameset, 2008. Absolutely the most stable/predictable front end when dealing with corners. If I could I'd replicate that front end for my ultimate frameset. I have no idea who makes that fork for them, assuming they farmed it out in 2007-2008.

My current forks are 1-1/8" non-tapered and the frame isn't as stiff as the Cannondale so in turns the bike does want to move around a touch. Similar to the TCRs I have (one has that Reynolds Ouzo fork I mentioned earlier).