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Lauf Forks

w00dy

w00dy

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the springs are not perfectly elastic, like steel. some energy is lost to the material. the travel is also really short. it feels more like having a big squishy tire than a standard fork. like a rigid fork with some give.
 
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B Gordon

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60mm travel for 1000 bucks? Seems legit. Not to mention that is one of the ugliest things to have ever been bolted onto a bike. I can see them being in buisness for all of 6 months with their new fangled 1860's leaf spring technology and all.
 
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AngryMetalsmith

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Jun 4, 2006
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Those forks are probably not going to sell. But it's obvious a lot of work went into designing, fabricating prototypes and then production. Put that much effort into a more appealing product and these guys can go somewhere.
 
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wholesalestunna

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AngryMetalsmith said:
Those forks are probably not going to sell. But it's obvious a lot of work went into designing, fabricating prototypes and then production. Put that much effort into a more appealing product and these guys can go somewhere.
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Yeah... Especially if they can get some bike brands on selling their forks on their bikes like an article I read about them suggested. It'll be interesting to see how they play out and how the reviews are once they debut.
 
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B Gordon

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I would think most manufacturers would be hesitant to put something like that on a complete bike. It would significantly raise the base price and make the over all package potentially less appealing.... just my thoughts anyway.
 
kazlx

kazlx

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Aug 7, 2006
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I always wonder where people get money to design and manufacture this stuff. Interesting, but almost guaranteed to never sell in any appreciable quantity.
 
CBJ

CBJ

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kazlx said:
I always wonder where people get money to design and manufacture this stuff. Interesting, but almost guaranteed to never sell in any appreciable quantity.
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Same here if you have the skills why not build something with bigger market potential. I still can not understand why they don't address the lack of damping control on their site.
 
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H8R

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JohnE said:
Whats a 29'er?
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Right? No damping adjustment, no 650b option, way way WAYYY over priced, ugly, untested, potentially fatal, etc.

But you can win a trip to Iceland. To pitch yourself into a volcano.
 
DaveW

DaveW

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Jul 2, 2001
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English bike mags are going to have a field day with that name.

I can see those forks being ok for gravel road touring and the like but not much more than that.
 
Jm_

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KenW449 said:
They are still making forks.... probably made a small bench stock and still not a standard, but still around.
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The weight-weenie suspension-loving damping-hating fat-bike crowd is one niche they are serving.
 
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