Where have all the Single crown beefy forks gone?

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Where have all the Single crown beefy forks gone?
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flag big-pete23
Posted: Jun 11, 2017 at 17:37 Quote
wanted:
120-150mm travel
single crown
20mm axle
1.1/18 steerer
26''


why is it so hard to find this?! i can find 15mm/tapered/qr/etc but in this config its slim pickings as far as im aware!
flag GlennM907
Posted: Jun 11, 2017 at 17:41 Quote
20mm was quickly relegated to the extremes, like downhill forks. Tapered replaced 1 1/8".

26... I think will come back as 26+. 29s popped up. 27.5 split the difference. Fatbikes popped up. 26+ split the difference. People are trying 27.5+, and understand the current 27.5 frames they like will similarly clear 26+ the same. All this to realize that we only wanted good old 26", wider.
flag big-pete23
Posted: Jun 11, 2017 at 17:46 Quote
GlennM907 wrote:
20mm was quickly relegated to the extremes, like downhill forks. Tapered replaced 1 1/8".

26... I think will come back as 26+. 29s popped up. 27.5 split the difference. Fatbikes popped up. 26+ split the difference. People are trying 27.5+, and understand the current 27.5 frames they like will similarly clear 26+ the same. All this to realize that we only wanted good old 26", wider.

20mm cant weigh that much more than 15mm?

when it comes to tyre sizes, i just want em wider. nott fatbike wide but wider than the 2.35/2.5 i can get atm!

there is only 1 fork that i can use on CRC that fits all criteria- manitou circus 2017 expert. and even thats only 130mm :/

ffs bring back overbuilt stuff pls.
flag GlennM907
Posted: Jun 11, 2017 at 17:52 Quote
I agree, moving back to 15mm seemed silly after 20mm was just getting settled. Some of it's long-term trial-and-error and some of it is a marketing game, which, given tooling and engineering costs probably come as one in keeping the industry afloat.

It's like liberals vs conservatives in politics.
flag adrennan
O+ FL
Posted: Jun 12, 2017 at 14:52 Quote
i mean have you broken any forks recently? or do you just like bolting extra weight on?
flag GlennM907
Posted: Jun 12, 2017 at 15:28 Quote
Lol... I've seen a video of a Marz DJ, with the 4-inch-deep crown, snapping from casing into the perfect top of a landing. That's about as extreme as you can get though.
flag brianl
Posted: Jun 12, 2017 at 15:50 Quote
OP - try looking for an older Fox 36, I had an '07 Van36R with 1-1/8" steerer and tooled 20mm axle and it was an amazing fork. People have posted online how to lower them.
flag big-pete23
Posted: Jun 12, 2017 at 17:44 Quote
brianl wrote:
OP - try looking for an older Fox 36, I had an '07 Van36R with 1-1/8" steerer and tooled 20mm axle and it was an amazing fork. People have posted online how to lower them.

chheers will do Smile
flag big-pete23
Posted: Jun 12, 2017 at 17:45 Quote
adrennan wrote:
i mean have you broken any forks recently? or do you just like bolting extra weight on?

im a heavy dude, just trying to get back into riding, and dont want to have to keep buying parts, so want to do it once, and do it properly.
flag GlennM907
Posted: Jun 12, 2017 at 18:44 Quote
Back in the days when Vanillas were black, Talas' were grey and Floats were white..
flag Quetzalcoatl
Posted: Jun 16, 2017 at 9:54 Quote
Pick up an old RS Domain? 2012 or earlier and lower it from 180mm. Would fit the bill perfectly and I'm still using mine without complaint.

Sure it lacks all the adjustment of modern forks bar rebound, is coil sprung and a bit heavy, but it's f*cking bomb proof and plush.

I weigh 113kg and mostly point stuff downhill so don't really notice the weight of the fork tbh. I have also pedalled it over more than 20 miles around the hills so make of that what you will...... Not saying I wasn't shagged but I survived........
flag j-dawg-mo
FL
Posted: Jun 16, 2017 at 10:44 Quote
Fox still makes a 36 for 26", straight steer tube and can convert to 20mm axle.
flag bikebike69
Posted: Jun 18, 2017 at 12:33 Quote
Still new ones on eBay regularly.
flag big-pete23
Posted: Jun 19, 2017 at 23:33 Quote
j-dawg-mo wrote:
Fox still makes a 36 for 26", straight steer tube and can convert to 20mm axle.

links?
flag big-pete23
Posted: Jun 19, 2017 at 23:33 Quote
bikebike69 wrote:
Still new ones on eBay regularly.

im in the UK dude. finding this stuff is impossible.
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