29" rigid fork by Salsa. This one has mounts for disc brakes and some tidy cable guides down the back of the left leg. No canti-studs on this fork keep it looking clean. There is a stealthy single hole drilled for a fender or your reflector and a pair of eyelets at the dropouts. Straight legs have 43mm rake. 1 1/8" steertube is 260mm long. OX Platinum steel.
Submitted by
Joe_Jitsu
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, OR Date Reviewed: April 27, 2009
Favorite Trail:
The one I'm on RIGHT NOW
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At:
Online somewhere
Strengths:
Strong, light
Weaknesses:
None so far
Similar Products Used:
White Brothers Rock Solid Carbon Fiber; Quiring custom steel fork; Reba suspention fork
Bike Setup:
Quiring 29er
Bottom Line:
It's hard to beat this fork for the price.
I foolishly sold the custom steel fork that Scott Quiring made to match my steel 29er when I got the White Brothers carbon fork. When I started using both of my Quirings to race cyclocross, I needed other rigid fork. The salsa was cheap, so I gave it a shot. Turns out I like it quite a bit!
This fork is solid; I don't worry about damaging it if I crash on a rocky downhill. It handles roots and rocks with ease. It's a bit heavier than the carbon fork, but not so much that I can tell much of a difference on the trail.
If you want to experiment with a rigid fork, give this one a try!
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Submitted by
AOF
a Cross Country Rider
from Exeter, NH, USA Date Reviewed: April 10, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Old Webs at KT
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At:
Wheel Power
Strengths:
Light weight, in expensive, worth the price, craftsmanship
Weaknesses:
Flex for clydesdales
Similar Products Used:
Surly Karate Monkey fork
Bike Setup:
Dean Colonel 29er SS
Rider: 210+ psuedo aggressive SSer
Bottom Line:
Going from the Karate Monkey to this fork is not that much different. This fork is lighter than the KM, and flexes more. I have felt (and seen) the fork fold back on fast rocky descents, and when coming down hard on it going over trees and rocks, etc. Not bad, actually I think it is supposed to flex a little bit, and I would buy it again.
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Submitted by
william wright
a Cross Country Rider
from arlington Date Reviewed: January 13, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
speedgoat
Strengths:
springy steel, decent weight, solid steering, has cable guides on back of leg
Weaknesses:
not as light as a carbon but much safer. hard to find colors other than black
Similar Products Used:
pace, on one ti, surly km, nashbar steel, waltworks
Bike Setup:
quiring ti hardtail
Bottom Line:
i am sure you can get a better fork if you spend a lot of money, but this is a great fork for $100. is is comfy for a rigid, decent weight for steel. but best of all, i like the 43mm of rake campared to 38mm on most forks. this sharpens up the steering quite nicely. i have looked at niner, if, on one carbon and others for a fork upgrade and keep on riding this salsa.
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Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Prescott, AZ Date Reviewed: December 2, 2006
Favorite Trail:
WRIAD
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$95.00
Purchased At:
Speedgoat
Strengths:
For me this fork is close to ideal. Both springy and solid, enough compliance but no tuck even under hard braking.
Weaknesses:
Essentially none. With a Shimano skewer I've never had any issue with wheel loosening, under any circumstances.
Similar Products Used:
Rigid alloy fork on my old 26r SS.
Bike Setup:
I'm around 160 ready to ride, and ride not very aggressively on quite technical terrain. I run BB7's and a Shimano skewer. The fork compliments my Juice frame pretty well.
Bottom Line:
I great all-buisness steel fork. Interesting the Salsa wised so quickly and raised the price.
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Submitted by
rich
a Cross Country Rider
from Stokesville, VA Date Reviewed: December 2, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Southern Traverse
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Just The Right Gear
Strengths:
Fairly light, strong, compliant
Weaknesses:
slight worry with the rear facing dropouts
Similar Products Used:
Surly, Redline
Bike Setup:
2006 Mariachi set up 1x9 with sram x9, juicy 7's, Bontrager XXX lite flat bar
Bottom Line:
This fork is quite nice for the price. I purchased it as the frameset with the Mariachi. Clean solid welds, OX Platinum tubing and sus corrected for a great price! I highly recommend this fork to anyone looking for a quality steel fork at a decent price. Salsa has a great CS rep and are easy to get a hold of. 877-moto-ace :)
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