Wound Up Road X Fork or Hampsten MAX Steel Fork???

[Matthew]

If you don't mind, can you take a pic of the rear dropouts? I am only used to seeing Moots' with the Breezer style dropouts. Curious as to what they used to use. Thanks!! Matthew

[cadence90]

Originally Posted by gngroup

That would be perfect! Maybe in the future if I can find someone to match the white.

The straight-legged Max fork looks really good on this frame; great choice.

The white crown really would look fantastic, with the shorelines black and the cutout green to match the down tube details...and especially with that inexpensive Moots stem you'll find....
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[zzy]

That's what I'm talking about!

[cachagua]

Ohhhhhhhhh.

Does anybody want the cheezy worthless Enve off my Hampsten?

[R3awak3n]

Originally Posted by cadence90

The straight-legged Max fork looks really good on this frame; great choice.

The white crown really would look fantastic, with the shorelines black and the cutout green to match the down tube details...and especially with that inexpensive Moots stem you'll find....
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I would even go full white with the green crown. I think that woulda been even better

[cadence90]

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

I would even go full white with the green crown. I think that woulda been even better

Do you mean white legs and green crown? I have to disagree; I think it would look pretty heavy and imbalanced. Imo:
1) the "ti" fork legs work well with the bare ti parts of the frame; even more so given all the silver components.
2) the "ti" fork legs would work very well with an eventual ti stem; white legs not so much.
3) the crown alone in white is just enough to tie it all together.
4) the green cutout mirrors the subtlety of the green dt/st decals and the headset.
5) the crown shorelines are the natural place for the black fade, as on the dt, st, ss.

But, it's all subjective and five people would probably choose five different schemes.

I'm just trying to help the op visualize a ti stem and what I understood to be zzy's earlier white-crown suggestion.
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[gngroup]

Originally Posted by cadence90

The straight-legged Max fork looks really good on this frame; great choice.

The white crown really would look fantastic, with the shorelines black and the cutout green to match the down tube details...and especially with that inexpensive Moots stem you'll find....
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This is awesome! Thank you!!!

[gngroup]

Originally Posted by Matthew

If you don't mind, can you take a pic of the rear dropouts? I am only used to seeing Moots' with the Breezer style dropouts. Curious as to what they used to use. Thanks!! Matthew

I'll upload a pic but they are the standard Breezer style dropouts.

[R3awak3n]

Originally Posted by cadence90

Do you mean white legs and green crown? I have to disagree; I think it would look pretty heavy and imbalanced. Imo:
1) the "ti" fork legs work well with the bare ti parts of the frame; even more so given all the silver components.
2) the "ti" fork legs would work very well with an eventual ti stem; white legs not so much.
3) the crown alone in white is just enough to tie it all together.
4) the green cutout mirrors the subtlety of the green dt/st decals and the headset.
5) the crown shorelines are the natural place for the black fade, as on the dt, st, ss.

But, it's all subjective and five people would probably choose five different schemes.

I'm just trying to help the op visualize a ti stem and what I understood to be zzy's earlier white-crown suggestion.
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yes, white blades.

I think it would look more balanced. white goes almost till the end of the ST and DT so its weird that it just stops at top of fork. Again imo as well.

well I guess white doesnt go as long on the ST. This looks good as well but something feels off.

[happycampyer]

The paint on the Moots is interesting. The black edge appears to trace an arc, about the shape of the wheel shifted forward (although the paint on the dropout does not match that shape). In keeping with that, I think an all white fork would have been best, but understand that the color would be very hard to match. I think the solid silver is the next best alternative. The black also has a fade to white as opposed to being a simple band. It would be difficult to mimic that on the fork.

[sales guy]

The question I have is if it's a Hampsten, why have it repainted with Moots graphics?
I know who makes it. So I get having the Moots name. But why when you bought it as a Hampsten?
Not slamming you or anything. Just wondering is all.

[cadence90]

Originally Posted by sales guy

The question I have is if it's a Hampsten, why have it repainted with Moots graphics?
I know who makes it. So I get having the Moots name. But why when you bought it as a Hampsten?
Not slamming you or anything. Just wondering is all.

I don't think this is the case at all.

My understanding is that the op's frame, as pictured in post #1, etc., is in fact, as he stated, an original, older Moots frame, while the Hampsten frame pictured in post #12 was shown only because of the Hampsten Max fork painted to match a ti frame...the Moots and the Hampsten are not the same frame.
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[gngroup]

Originally Posted by cadence90

I don't think this is the case at all.

My understanding is that the op's frame, as pictured in post #1, etc., is in fact, as he stated, an original, older Moots frame, while the Hampsten frame pictured in post #12 was shown only because of the Hampsten Max fork painted to match a ti frame...the Moots and the Hampsten are not the same frame.
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This is correct. The frame is a 1998 Moots with original paint. It came with an aftermarket fork and I reached out to both Moots and Hampsten about a replacement fork. Steve was happy to build the fork and I just updated the thread yesterday to show the final build pics.

[AngryScientist]

i think the final outcome looks 100% fantastic. well done, good choice!

[sales guy]

Originally Posted by cadence90

I don't think this is the case at all.

My understanding is that the op's frame, as pictured in post #1, etc., is in fact, as he stated, an original, older Moots frame, while the Hampsten frame pictured in post #12 was shown only because of the Hampsten Max fork painted to match a ti frame...the Moots and the Hampsten are not the same frame.
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Originally Posted by gngroup

This is correct. The frame is a 1998 Moots with original paint. It came with an aftermarket fork and I reached out to both Moots and Hampsten about a replacement fork. Steve was happy to build the fork and I just updated the thread yesterday to show the final build pics.

Gotcha. I kind of skimmed thru the comments. More just wanted to see the bike and the build. It turned out nice.