John Shrewsbury Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 (edited) http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?product_id=11115 Edited January 14, 2010 by John Shrewsbury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?product_id=11115 Right...really not trying to start an argument or stirring or anything...purely curious... How are they worth £64 more than urbans when the weight is 100g more? Surely the urban fork is strong enough for Street? Seems just like the Koxx forxx when compared to urbans; heavier and more expensive? Again only questions...so if anyone wants to field valid answers that'd be ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 well, I find the urbans very flexy, I have also snapped more than one pair. Sure the Inspired forks are expensive, but the quality is second to non. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Burrows Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Urbans are appalling strength wise! These are made from a more expensive alloy and have a higher quality of design and manufacture. If these are as strong as Trialtechs then they will outlast urbans by a factor of 3 or 4, so are a bargain at less than twice the price. I would be interested to know a bit more about the design and where the extra weight is. Obviously the steerer design is very similar to Trialtechs, is the extra weight mainly in the leg thickness? I'd be very tempted to get a set for my stock as I think they look awesome, but I prefer the geo of Trialtechs. Don't really get why they have such a low rake, but I guess they will make most pure trials bike a little more streety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Trials 31 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 vee mounts please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr kenny Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 (edited) These forks are well worth the money, the are super strong, super sexy and just amazing! I have ridden these forks on a few bikes now, and the are they by far the best fork i have ever fealt, i have a pair for my inspired, just not got round to fitting them! Kenny Edited January 15, 2010 by mr kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shrewsbury Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Ive bn running these forks for nearly 1 year and 4 months now, and they hav taken alot of hits. I wud compair them to a bmx or dirt jump fork that there that strong. When i first had them, yeh they felt abit more heavyer then a normal aluminium fork or steel pashley fork, but after running them for such along time u get used to them. 10/10 for strenght longterm compaired to other forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Don't really get why they have such a low rake, but I guess they will make most pure trials bike a little more streety. Gonna check that offset measurement, at the moment it's just whipped off Inspired's site but I'm sure it's more than 35mm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Urbans are appalling strength wise! On my Inspired I bent a set of urbans sideways, and cracked a set. Also these are pretty much the only forks on the market which allow you to run a front brake other than a disk. Still expensive though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith!! Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 They dont look as nice, remind me of onza forks, like instead of the urbans/zoos being fatter at the top then geting thinner, these are just onza-ified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I think £149 for a set of rigid forks is pretty damn expensive, what makes these better than Trialtech forks? Saying that I've got Urbans on both my bikes and i do find them flexier than the echo control forks i had before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 No vee mounts!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I think £149 for a set of rigid forks is pretty damn expensive, what makes these better than Trialtech forks? Saying that I've got Urbans on both my bikes and i do find them flexier than the echo control forks i had before. You say it's expensive, yet people are happy to repeatedly spend £80-ish on Deng forks which aren't as strong, and break faster? Yes in the very short term it's more expensive, but in the long term it really isn't. If you'd got these forks instead of your Controls you'd still be running them now, and wouldn't have had to get a new set of forks. In terms of comparing the Inspireds to TT, the Inspireds are stiffer and stronger. They're more for street riders who just want a super strong set of forks, whereas the TT forks cater for those who don't want a super heavy fork, but still want something pretty strong. Photos don't do these forks justice though, the look of the legs and dropouts is amazing in the flesh. In white they're amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Interesting how there's not a vee brake option, when vee brakes users and street riders are pretty much the same group of people Sort of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rago muffin Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 You say it's expensive, yet people are happy to repeatedly spend £80-ish on Deng forks which aren't as strong, and break faster? They look DOPE, id love to run a pair... but 150 for a pair of forks! fork that haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 fork that haha. Get out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 If you'd got these forks instead of your Controls you'd still be running them now, and wouldn't have had to get a new set of forks. In terms of comparing the Inspireds to TT, the Inspireds are stiffer and stronger. They're more for street riders who just want a super strong set of forks, whereas the TT forks cater for those who don't want a super heavy fork, but still want something pretty strong. Photos don't do these forks justice though, the look of the legs and dropouts is amazing in the flesh. In white they're amazing! Well my Controls lasted the best part of two years, finally snapping at the disc mount. I guess its what some people see as a reasonable compromise between weight, strength and price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Interesting how there's not a vee brake option, when vee brakes users and street riders are pretty much the same group of people Sort of. It's decided on the percentage split for people who go for rim brakes and the people who go for disc only. There are far, far more people who go disc only rather than rim brakes of any kind, so it just doesn't really make sense. They're not cheap to manufacture so I'd imagine Dave's probably wanting to make sure that he doesn't end up with a whole batch of V-brake forks sitting around after all 4 people in the world who run a V on the front of their 24 get themselves a set... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Trials 31 Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 It's decided on the percentage split for people who go for rim brakes and the people who go for disc only. There are far, far more people who go disc only rather than rim brakes of any kind, so it just doesn't really make sense. They're not cheap to manufacture so I'd imagine Dave's probably wanting to make sure that he doesn't end up with a whole batch of V-brake forks sitting around after all 4 people in the world who run a V on the front of their 24 get themselves a set... Yes, but there are plenty of people who would switch to a front vee if they made forks. Why make some with maggie mounts and not vees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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