Don't try to order this, yet. It is still very much a prototype - but it does open up the possibility of lightweight 29er (or 36er!) suspension forks, without all the problems of the Actiontec (short travel, poor bearing/piston life, etc). Of course, the difficulty is getting your hands on the actual hydraulic unit/steerer to begin with - in this case Dave found a used one somewhere and had it stripped down in order to cryofit (ie, dunk in liquid N2, then press into the lowers).
Note that I did not make the frame (it's a Cannondale, natch) and I had nothing to do with those flames!
Thanks to Dave for the photos. I'm going to try to find myself an old headshok to play with for a 36er project sometime soon, so if you've got something, drop me a line - maybe we can make a deal.
6 comments:
Seems like this could also work for making a tapered steerer rigid fork, by mating a aluminum steerer with steel legs.
True, but you'd need to find the steerer somewhere - and what would be the point of a tapered steerer rigid fork, exactly?
Maybe loose a few grams (I'm betting it would be very little or even add weight). The only reason I could think of is a cleaner look for frames built for tapered steerers.
Dude, make a 36" fork with one of those old Proflex forks. Yeah!
Walt, I've been kicking around a pile of bent/broken Headshocks & parts at my shop-I nearly threw them away but then thought of you-let me see what I can do.
Walt, I've been kicking around a pile of bent/broken Headshocks & parts at my shop-I nearly threw them away but then thought of you-let me see what I can do.
Post a Comment