{"id":17790,"date":"2014-02-10T23:36:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T04:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=17790"},"modified":"2014-02-10T23:38:45","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T04:38:45","slug":"salsa-cromoto-grande-29-tapered-fork-w-15mm-thru-axle-qbp-fk0851","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2014\/02\/10\/salsa-cromoto-grande-29-tapered-fork-w-15mm-thru-axle-qbp-fk0851\/","title":{"rendered":"Salsa CroMoto Grande 29″ Tapered Fork w\/ 15mm Thru Axle (QBP FK0851)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every since getting the Salsa El Mariachi Ti last April<\/a>\u00a0I’ve been interested in trying it out with a rigid fork, but due to the lack of availability of reasonably priced, readily compatible forks I hadn’t been able to. The (very nice looking, but expensive) Whisky Parts Company No. 9 Carbon Thru Axle 29er Fork<\/a>\u00a0would have worked, but at $595 (MSRP) it’s too pricy for my part-time rigid fork desires.<\/p>\n

As of last week QBP<\/a>\u00a0began shipping part FK0851, a 15mm thru axle tapered steerer tube version of their CroMoto Grande 29er fork<\/a>, the same one which ships on the 2014 Salsa El Mariachi Single Speed<\/a>. I have the non-tapered 9mm quick release version for my steel El Mariachi Single Speed (photo<\/a>) and like it there, and with a MSRP of $209 I figured it’d be a good fork for the El Mariachi Ti. Ryan over at Apto Cycling<\/a> ordered the fork for me the day it was available, I picked it up on Thursday, and this evening I got it installed.<\/p>\n

At 2.8 pounds (versus 3.7 for the Fox) it only saves 0.9 pounds, but it should give me everything I wanted in a rigid fork on that bike: a stiff, reasonably-priced, not-squishy front end that’s drop-in compatible with the suspension fork and easy to switch to. The Whisky fork would have saved another 1.3 pounds, but at nearly $400 more, I don’t think it’d have been worth it.<\/p>\n

I’m quite happy with how the fork looks, with the gloss black goes great with the titanium frame, and the overall setup was as easy as I could have hoped for. I’m not as keen on the Rock Shox Maxle<\/a> design as I like Fox’s lever type a bit more, but it does work as advertised. Sitting still bike has a slightly more aggressive posture than with the suspension fork, right about equal to the proper sag setting while riding it.<\/p>\n

I’m really looking forward to getting that bike back out and riding it… That’ll still have to wait for a thaw and nicer weather.<\/p>\n

More photos of the fork are available here: 1<\/a> \u00b7 2<\/a>\u00a0\u00b7 3<\/a>\u00a0\u00b7 4<\/a>\u00a0\u00b7 5<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every since getting the Salsa El Mariachi Ti last April\u00a0I’ve been interested in trying it out with a rigid fork, but due to the lack…<\/p>\n

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