Track forks

[Lizanne]

As a few of you may know Jellybean (my fluro green and pink fixie) is in a world of hurt. i cracked the fork(again) and have had to leave him in the bike shop waiting for Giant to get back to me. Well... bad news. i need a new fork and i can't get the original. but they will get me a new one. anything i want within reason.

i was wondering if anyone had a suggestion of brand/style i should look for.

It's going to be for bashing about on city pot holes and curbs so i was thinking not carbon. the frame is alloy, but i think steel track forks would be the way to go?

oh i want something black. i'm going to give Jellybean a bit of a make over, with black wheels.

[Rainbow]

If they will pretty much give you anything, why not go carbon? Giant's policy (as I am certain you know) is that the frame (and forks) have a lifetime warranty. Why not get carbon then? It's comfy and usually sturdy. Those are my thoughts...

[rhys]

Just paint whatever you get black. Carbon forks are pretty tough, I used to commute on my felt and no dramas and I'm a heavy hambeast.

[Lizanne]

any brands i should look towards?

[mikesbytes]

My Giant has carbon forks and has done over 50,000k

[Lizanne]

the alloy forks that came with the bowery i have had a design flaw somewhere near the headset... it's prone to crack. i needed a new one every 10,000k.

[mikesbytes]

Pain in the bu**, having to change the forks. Which ones are they offering you?

[Lizanne]

anything i want... doesn't even have to be giant
within reason for price. so i had a quick look around and i don't know what i want.
i want something light, that looks good, can withstand a good bashing, and is balck black, i don't feel like doing any re-spraying, and i'm over white.

[Lizanne]

so the bike shop is slack. i went in and said i was clueless. they said they thought i was going to do all the research. after a bit of confusion i got a price range of about $200 to play with. and they said there were no black forks in the world. and this was as good as i could get...

http://allcitycycles.com/products/compo ... rack_fork/

i don't believe them. see you guys down at the track tonight

[mikesbytes]

Took all of about 1 minute to find black forks less than $200

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/easton-ec70-carbon-road-forks/

[Lizanne]

...almost. i can't go online bike shops. it has to be ordered from the manufacturer/distributer

[mikesbytes]

The point being is that you are right, its BS what he said

[Lizanne]

any comments on these?

http://www.velodromeshop.org.uk/index.p ... uct&id=926
i like how they look!

and these second.
http://www.upgradecycle.com/parts/fork/ ... arbon.html

[krankee1]

Is it a fixie or a track bike. If it is a fixie 50mm rake would be better, for track 40mm. Pro do a 50mm rake carbon forks that your shop could supply on budget and be available same day in sydney.