28" Federgabel?

[TimoWr]

Hallo all,

I'd like to know which company makes a high-end, lightweight and/or strong 28" (28 Zoll?) suspention fork? Preferably for serious XC riding. Is a fork from one of those 29" mountain bikes an option?

Thanks in advance,
Timo

 

[two2one]

For the 29ers you'll have to measure your fork(mittel of the dropouts to the crown race seat), a then find out what the build height for the sus fork is, a difference of 1-2 cm is usually ok. You frame is probably not built for 100+ mm of travel so I don't think it'll work, White makes(made?) a good cross fork and I think Pace did at some point as well.

greetings,
Nat

 

[TimoWr]

Thanks Nat

 

[CyloC]

IMO has Cannondale the only one CX suspension fork.
The Fatty Ultra X. But I guess this fork fits only into the Cannondale CycloCross HeadShok frame?

 

[phatlizard]

White Industrie builds the best 29er suspension fork (not just my opinion)
Problem is the geometry of your bike. So using a 29er frame and transform it into a CX-bike (which is really just the handlebars!) would be the easiest thing!
That would be the perfect "can-do-it-all"-bike anyway!

PACE never did a CX fork but you can use 700c wheels if you use a mechanical disk-brake.

Next question would be - why? But that is a personal one ... I'd rather use the fat 29er tires and a rigid fork!

phaty
"Friends don't let friends ride a headshox!"

 

[Dr.Dos]

As much as I pity those riding a Cannondale I do hear just the best from a couple of friends riding a Headshok frame ('02 and '03 models).

Suspension on a CX in not really my cup of tea still C'dales solution is getting rave reviews everywhere. Not an aftermarket item though.