Bikeforums was mad our mobile experience was better and upgraded their shit it looks like.
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if the caliper is on the front-DS, the reaction arm is really a “leash”
the trick is to use a thick-gauge spoke
That doesn’t happen because:
- on a curved fork the increased lever arm gets smaller as you go around the bend
- the canti post is on the front of the blade, not the back that’s under tensile stress
- the canti post is in biggest part of blade with largest cross-sectional moment of inertia.
Long disc mounts may solve tiny blades from unraking but in my tests I’ve been able to buckle the legs outwards instead (from the eccentric load of the brake.)
I have a floating caliber mount (some kind of retrofit/conversion thing) that I’ve been hoping to work into fork at some point. But it’s low on my list of projects.
I just shopped at Rivendell for a 26.8 seatpost
Take a look at this Steve Potts fork:
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why does it have a straw from the disc mount? does it get thirsty for hydro fluid?
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It’s for on-the-fly bleeding of SRAM brakes.
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Anti-jackknife, I’d guess, though the fork blade seems stout enough to get away w/o it?
Mountain bike forks see a lot of deflection under braking, even with large tubes. If that helps any, I’d say it’s worth it.
Steve potts probably knows how to make a fork.
Also it’s $1k+ so I’d rather buy another bike
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Ritchey almost loses his shit (31:06)
I just want that reaction on loop
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such a great diss track of everything but steel
Tom speaks the gospel on everything bicycle.
Making me second guess wanting a carbon adventure fork on my coffee grinder.
I went from 30:52 util about 34:30, I didn’t hear much of a clear argument in that time, just a lot of appeals to authority on Ritchey’s part. One sign that an expert is right about something is that they can render a complex concept into simple terms. He did not do that. Is it good to have some flex? what kind? Is fork-as-crumple-zone the most important thing to design in? why? Why is an one inch steerer so superior?
When I hear someone raise that many points that fast, I’m thinking I’m hearing a bit of a Gish Gallop and kinda tune the rest out. I also can’t stand the Boomer affect of seeming horribly put upon when asked to do a simple part of one’s livelihood. Like, you run a bike company, my man, you kinda gotta be able to deliver quick and coherent answers to stuff like this.
It’s cool to be like “steel provides a very nice ride quality, it’s relatively easy to work work, and good steel makes for a pretty light bike.” That’s a correct and good answer.
That would be a first in the woo-infested world of bicycling.
Oh no kidding it would be great. I was disappointed because i think of Tom Ritchey as being one of the non-assholes in the bike production world. he makes good products (I prefer his stems and seatposts over pretty much anyone elses) and does a ton of charity work.
If he’d just said “cheap, replacable, smooth ride quality, not a huge weight penalty, gives a bike a timeless aesthetic finish”, I would have been like okay cool, I’m still using carbon ultraforks, but I get what you’re saying, and I love what you’re doing with your mustache these days.
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Ritchey is a hardcore Trump supporter baby boomer who sees any question of his decision making as proof of the ignorance of others. Watch most of his interviews and all he can talk about is himself, every answer about the bike industry ultimately leads back to why he is best and the reason why he’s best is because he learned on his own while winning races.
I cannot state enough how much I dislike him. Everyone here shits on Thomson parts for their political idiocy and that’s fine but if that’s the case they should also lump Tom Ritchey into said category.
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Wow really? Is this some kind of “I did build this” reaction?
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