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Mg fork is a homage to my BMW gangsta of many years ago. It has no compliance in and of itself, but with higher volume road tyres it is a comfortable ride. (@Ecobeard can attest). This goes to show the benefits of tyre choice, not my frame building prowess.
It weighs a tonne, it takes a horrendous amount of time to make, but...
- All the internal routing/bosses etc that you could need.
- Son wireless dynamo connectors are possible.
- Looks banging (obvs imo).
For almost all applications there is a carbon fork that will work, the only time this isn't true is dynamos. We were going to make our own carbon fork, but the move stole all. Our money...
- All the internal routing/bosses etc that you could need.
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Thanks for the input, honest as always. I obviously knew about the BMW inspiration but wanted a frame builder's take on the subject. I'm not questioning steel disc forks have their use (especially when they have all the trimmings), yet you have confirmed my views that they are always a compromise in one way or another.
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Bit late but, Yes, all of what Matt says is true.
Its comfy, the internal routing and dynamo connectors are tidy and work well, its got lots of bosses and most importantly, I haven't broken mine.
I was once hit head on by a nodder on Q1 who was on the wrong side of the bollards. His forks and headtube folded in. My bike was grand because he hit the fork dropout head on. It just left a small mark. I nearly left a small mark on him.
Any way CSB and all that
Its a great, comfy fork
Lolo
Ecobeard
A lot of reputable framebuilders outsource their forks to him, quality and design must be the very best. I also wonder if the top "segments" bring some compliance to balance off the thick straight legs.
I'd be interested in @coldharbour explaining his MG fork in more details.