Steel forks that look good with 1-1/8" headsets

[Dekonick]

Originally Posted by tv_vt

Occasionally I'll see a steel fork on a frame with a 1-1/8" headtube. Most of the time, they look funny because the headtube and lower headset piece are so much bigger than the top of the steel fork. It's a poor transition in comparison to, say, how an Enve carbon fork looks under a 1-1/8" lower headset - the front to back depth of the Enve fork matches the diameter of the headset very well. With steel forks, the front to back depth is much shorter than the headset width and it looks weird to me.

So, can you point me to certain steel forks that work well visually with 1-1/8" headtubes and headsets? Are there certain crown lugs that work better? BTW this would be for a road frame with caliper brakes.

Just thinking ahead a bit if/when the time comes or need arises when I need to replace my current fork, which is carbon.

Thanks.

Have a custom fork made. Kelly Bedford built my touring bike and it has a custom steel fork - I think it is a fantastic match.

[wongmic75]

Bob Jackson for the win!!


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[DeBike]

Check out Soma maybe.

[ERK55]

Originally Posted by hampco

Here's a Columbus MAX fork we did for a Moots frame - looks pretty balanced, imho:

Very handsome fork and works so well with the welded ti frame.
What’s the rake there, about 43?

[Cy Trivialities]

[flying]

Originally Posted by hampco

Here's a Columbus MAX fork we did for a Moots frame - looks pretty balanced, imho:

I like that!

[wkeller79]

Thomas at Horse Cycles built be some pretty beefy ovalized fork legs which flow nicely with an 1-1/8" headtube. The downtube is 35mm Columbus Spirit.

[Big Dan]

Any steel fork coming out of the Hampsten shop is a winner.
Yeah better than carbon. I got a couple of them.

Let me shut up before I get in trouble again.