White Brothers 26-425mm 2008 Forks

5/5 (1 Reviews)
Weight : 1.6 lbs


Product Description

  • Brake mount: Disc only
  • Wheel Size: 26"
  • Stanchions: 34mm carbon
  • Steerer Tube: 260mm
  • Axle-to-Crown: 425mm


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Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:4
Submitted by r1Gel a Cross Country Rider from Quezon City, Philippines

Date Reviewed: November 15, 2009

Strengths:    - light weight
- stiff yet compliant
- dampens shocks/vibrations
- looks good
- price (for what I paid for it anyway)
- it's carbon (READ: sexy!)


Weaknesses:    - 160-mm rotor limit
- paint/finish scratches easily
- price (SRP)
- it's carbon (READ: catastrophic failure)


Bottom Line:   
Unbelievably light weight fork that tracks excellently yet noticeably dampens small vibrations, especially compared to the aluminum fork it replaced.
I was hoping to eventually slap this on a Surly 1x1 I was planning on buying, but an unexpected turn in my financial situation prevented me from getting the frame. I'm thinking now I should've got the 445-mm A2C at the very least (a carbon copy [pun intended] Saso-branded one) so it would be a better fit to potential future frame purchases, most of which require around 440 to 455-mm A2Cs.

The value rating for the price I paid for it would be a 5, but actual SRP brings it down to 4 chilis.
I'm a bit afraid of how it will fare if I crash on it, but otherwise, this is a great fork for the XC rider/racer. The rotor limit detracts from a perfect score, so I'd actually give it 4.5 chilis (but I've rounded it up anyway).

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Duration Product Used:   6 months

Price Paid:    $140.00

Purchased At:   Haooh Bike Shop

Similar Products Used:   Kinesis Maxlight aluminum fork (also 425mm A2C)

Bike Setup:   Schwinn Moab 3 converted to SS with 650B wheels (Velocity Blunts; Neo front, Quasi rear; Sapim Race spokes/Polyax nipples); Shimano Deore cranks (Blackspire 34t Mono Veloce ring); Deore M595 hydro discs; Titec H-Bar/Oury Glow-In-the-Dark grips; Zoom suspension seatpost/WTB saddle

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