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I may be picking up a Wicked which is built up with an RS Mag20, and I'd prefer to convert it to a rigid fork.
Aside from the big Yo what fork rigid forks came on the Wicked? |
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Examples are Tange, Ritchey, Specialized, Kona, Bontrager and of course, there's always the Fat fork it most likely came with originally floating around out there. Ted Wojcik builds a lovely fork, as does Christopher Igleheart. They could always make you one. That's the direction I'd probably go. |
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mainly fats is right; wojczik or igleheart will build you ultra sweet forks.. otoh you van always slap a 50$ tange provided it's A-C is around 400mm. the wicked, unlike the YO, was nothing special when it came to it's fork.. that's part of it's charm and why i love it: it's underpriced, simple while it's all around bike that can handle technical terrain like it's magical.
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spot on colker,
I have recently found - and renewed my relationship with a Wicked (i will post pix soon). I found a tange cromo fork, i believe it was around 395mm. I opted for a threadless one inch set up. I agree, Wicked's are super fun to ride...very magical - different for sure than my 1990 and 1991 Yo's with segmented forks.... Would it be sinful to say that i might like it better than some of my earlier Yo's? The tange fork I ended up getting has beefier fork blades than the original fork, and is a little nicer cornering with a slight forgiving rake.... fun stuff Jim |
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Would a pair of Tange switchblades work well?
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I'm pretty sure they would work. There definitely was a Bontrager that was suspension corrected - the RS - but I'm not sure there was a Switchblade. Still, I'd double check the axle to crown measurement before you buy.
As far as the bolt-on blade forks go though, Switchblades are close to the bottom of the pack in desirability, so don't overpay for it. Bontragers, Brodies and Syncros get full dollar, Switchblades - there's also a Yokota variant with hearts on the tubes - quite a bit less. I'd hold out for a unicrown, personally. Quality ones are lighter, the "right" fork for that bike and offer a better ride IMHO. |
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I used to ride a 1987 Fat with a pair of Tange Switchblades. If I recall, that fork is pretty stiff but the ride-height and all seemed to work fine.
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I just put a Igleheart fork on my Bro Eddy. Definitely looks that part with the frame and handling is spot on. I highly recommend Igleheart. He's good peeps and does excellent work.
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switchblades?...other than looks,not sure of a good reason to own them. The ones I have owned seemed heavy and stiff.
unicrown or segmented all the way! |
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I would also recommend Chris Igleheart. He made up a sweet fork for my Wicked, handles and looks amazing!
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double post. oops
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![]() ![]() ![]() I had Tom Teesdale make a fillet brazed unicrown for my Wicked. Rides great and it was less than half what and Igleheart segmented would cost.
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Wow,a few of you are hate'n on the switchblades, i think they ride great..AND look good.
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Yo Nate. How long was your teesdale wait? It's gorgeous. I have one of the first MTb rigs he did on his own from 1980. All nice and fillet brazed... Needs a fork...
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Initially he said a month, but then got the flu and was knocked out for a bit. I think all told it was about 2.5~3 months delivered. I wasn't too worried about the time, since I was sourcing other parts. It rides great and was under $200 shipped even with an added option (rack mounts).
I was a fan of his from a couple former frames I had that he did (a Fisher Tam and a Brave). You should totally get a fork from the man himself!
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