Titanium fork

[SlowPokePete]

Originally Posted by guido

I have a Blacksheep Ti fork that puts all carbon or steel forks I have tried to shame... Perfect handling and perfect ride.

Same.

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[primov8]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

Black Sheep does

Damn Nick. That is one bad-ass looking build.

[ridethecliche]

Originally Posted by mistermo

I know it's not what OP asked, but Singular is now offering a segmented ti fork on their adventure gravel, Kite model: https://singularcycles.co.uk/products/kite

I think it looks pretty cool!

That does look gorgeous!

[Hilltopwalters]

Curious if there are any PLers who have ridden or are riding Ti forks. Curious about the ride quality, etc.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by primov8

Damn Nick. That is one bad-ass looking build.

Thanks!

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by Hilltopwalters

Curious if there are any PLers who have ridden or are riding Ti forks. Curious about the ride quality, etc.

merging you into the recent discussion.

[robt57]

We talking a disc segmented beefy variety or a rim brake road fork?

I rode a disc segmented with 32mm Gator skins pumped up. So I can't really guess what I felt from what. And was a Rohloff too so it was pretty heavy bike I was not used to..

[Hilltopwalters]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

merging you into the recent discussion.

You are a good man, Angry. I appreciate you.

[Hilltopwalters]

Originally Posted by robt57

We talking a disc segmented beefy variety or a rim brake road fork?

I rode a disc segmented with 32mm Gator skins pumped up. So I can't really guess what I felt from what. And was a Rohloff too so it was pretty heavy bike I was not used to..

Interesting...I saw a Steve Potts fork that looked amazing and I recently came into extra dough after selling some left over bike parts....

Edit: I am an idiot. It is chromoly. lol.

[grateful]

Agreed Ti forks are fugly and a waste of good Ti.

Originally Posted by MikeD

There's another thing, every Ti fork pictured or referenced here, with the exception of the Speedwell which was amazingly made back in the '70s, is butt ugly.

[SlowPokePete]

How in the sam hill can the metal a fork is made out of make it ugly?

Here's mine...LOOK AWAY!

July 30, 2020 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr

June 25, 2020 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr

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[grateful]

The wrong material for the wrong application. Looks good though. Enjoy, but please don’t talk about the fork performance vs better materials for the intended application.

QUOTE=SlowPokePete;3133303]How in the sam hill can the metal a fork is made out of make it ugly?

Here's mine...LOOK AWAY!

July 30, 2020 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr

June 25, 2020 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr

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[SlowPokePete]

Originally Posted by grateful

The wrong material for the wrong application.

Whatever you say.



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[cvbm]

Originally Posted by Xrslug

Also Ti Cycles in Portland:
https://www.ticycles.com/components/...ustom-titanium

Not a fan of unicrown forks (mostly) but Im curious about the sleeves (?) on the fork legs.

[RobbieTunes]

First, last, and only Ti fork I’ve had.

I’m sure they’re better now. I donated the bike after one 40-mile ride. It was wonderful, though, way ahead of it’s time, but brittle.