My MTB journey has led me from helping to run one of the first MTB ‘specialist’ shops in Oxford UK...from early 1980’s until 93..through all the latest frilly trends of steel,aluminum and carbon frames,fancy anodized bits (all the time remaining a roadie at heart!). Suspension forks...but always hardtail. A few years ago had the revelation that my best times were had during the mid 1980’s..pre Lycra-full rigid bike with steel forks..heading off with friends to North Wales or Cotswolds ..a few smokes and plenty of fun! Now ride a hand built Stanton 853..Rigid Carbon forks..old ‘Hope ‘Hubs,Brakes,Headset,BB. SO not a fan of modern,big brand road or mountain bikes..led by profit over people Corporate Interests,sadly like every other aspect of modern life. Thank God for small,passion driven bike related brands.
@longislandpiano
9 ай бұрын
Please make more of these wonderful videos!!!!
@scottwistinghausen5026
Жыл бұрын
I don’t fully understand the utility to the fork. Is it meant to accommodate multiple wheel sizes or does it change the trail?? Just wondering if this is function based or more of an homage to the past…or both I guess😅
@jimgourgoutis
Жыл бұрын
Does Keith Bontrager know you’re using his patented fork crown?
@mc540flip
Жыл бұрын
Yeah Ron shredding some AZ!
@noahrobinson1913
10 ай бұрын
whats the benift for having a fork require 6 parts instead of 1. It feels more complicated than it needs to be and requires much more unessesary maintanance.
@noelsmith1852
2 ай бұрын
Form over function
@flensle
Жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me where I can get the heart-shaped cable hangers? absolutely love them!
@broadfjord7087
Жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure he mentions her name in the bike build considerations video?
@rapportbuilding3474
Жыл бұрын
i just got a whiff of prairie dogs or was that buffalo chips
@ShovelResearch-yi8lc
Жыл бұрын
rod steward supports bags and sally supports YOU. also nice 'bent.
@lowdirt
Жыл бұрын
Any chance the fork will be made available on its own?
@ultraromance
Жыл бұрын
maybe - we do have a few extra. ill have to play around a little bit with what we might do with them.
@amunman
Жыл бұрын
I want to make something similar out of titanium. Slightly increase the head tube angle to 71-72 degrees and the chainline up to 460mm. Where can I see the bike in L size (20) ?
@RobotChild
Жыл бұрын
I had a similar issue with a VO Grand Cru headset not fitting a Surly Troll fork.
@seanrandolph627
Жыл бұрын
LTS Hollywood debut😘
@peterm6179
Жыл бұрын
Sweet looking bike
@foughtthelaw
Жыл бұрын
Unless you plan on doing a run of these for 26" wheels...What are some of the early 90s forks those of us maintaining 26" 90s bikes should look for?
@mikekrasovec6390
Жыл бұрын
Wtb and fat chance were the most sought after. If you find one available expect to pay $$$$$ for it. The official wtb rigid forks are no longer available but Steve Potts is making them under his name. Steve Potts was the builder/head builder? of wtb so same guy making it with basically the same design but a different label/name so basically the same thing. Fat Chance is gone but I think that Chris Chance is back making bikes but I don't know if they're making their rigid forks or not.
Bontrager fork (Ron´s alumalith crown is basically a Bontrager), it comes in different rakes and leg stiffness. Answer accutrax, the original upgrade fork, usual spec on Yetis although there is a similar yeti fork which came before. Koski fork. WTB and fat chance basically made forks for their own bikes.
@flaviocolker3998
Жыл бұрын
@@garbagio6587 switchblade is the tange copy of the Bontrager fork. Brodie is good. Syncros is not good.
@Rob-zf2cv
Жыл бұрын
Easy racer!
@ultraromance
Жыл бұрын
a new used score -- have big plans for this one!
@Kyleridesbikess
Жыл бұрын
Please keep the fork! Or you’re going to have to come up with something just as sick
@justincrittle4704
Жыл бұрын
Nice fork bruh
@dazzasp3
Жыл бұрын
What bars are they ?
@ultraromance
Жыл бұрын
these are the freshly out of stock Ron's ortho bars from crust bikes.
@fabiobraido2571
Жыл бұрын
2piastre forcella è migliore di 1? Più rigido per fuori strada 👋✌️
@FEboats
10 ай бұрын
Just put them together with carbon paste and they won’t slip or move.
@I.dont.think.you.understand
Жыл бұрын
YEEEESSS
@johnbaker5642
Жыл бұрын
Where can I get a set of those bars?
@ultraromance
Жыл бұрын
we unfortunately have no idea! but we did order over a year ago
@damienm8416
Жыл бұрын
Crust Bikes it is called Ron's Ortho Bar .
@Dosdal
Жыл бұрын
We all waiting for em !
@paulrunner5038
10 ай бұрын
that fork is totally bozo, seem like potentially more maintenance than a sus fork except it doesnt do anything
@paulrunner5038
10 ай бұрын
but im sure you psy opped a bunch of chuckleheads into coppin so what the hell do i know
@cypriano8763
Жыл бұрын
selling 80s knock off crap to gullible hipsters. gotta look different right. how about going to the dumb, getting an old stump jumper for free and just riding, dont even get a brooks saddle for it. crazy
@ultraromance
Жыл бұрын
Ah, your more of a selle anatomica fan eh?
@cypriano8763
Жыл бұрын
@@ultraromance I'm a whatever the bike comes with kinda guy, son
@Jacobtyson30
Жыл бұрын
@@cypriano8763 my stumpjumper from the dumpster came with a saddle wrapped in inner tubes and a bin bag. comfiest thing my haemorrhoids have ever felt....sonny jim
@flaviocolker3998
Жыл бұрын
the alumalith is not a stumpjumper. The geometry is very different.
@shovelresearch
Жыл бұрын
rod steward supports bags and sally supports YOU. also nice 'bent.
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