Are all Specialized direct drive forks equal?

[Tomac23]

I am looking for a direct drive fork for my 1992 M2 Team.

Interested to know whether all the direct drive forks of that time are equal in construct, materials and weight?

Even the Epic Ultimate says it has a chromoly fork on it.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Ryan

 

[CassidyAce]

If the catalogue is to be believed, then the answer is: no, they're not all the same. The Stumpjumpers had 'Tange bulge butted forks', the Rockhoppers had 'bulge butted' forks (not 'Tange'), the Hardrock and Hardrock Ultra had 'Full Chromoly' forks (no butts mentioned, bulging or otherwise!), and the Hardrock Sport has a 'Direct Drive' fork made of who-knows-what (unspecified). Presumably, there are variations in weight, but I've never had a Specialized earlier than 1994, so can't confirm.

 

[geddy1972]

my 1995 Rockhopper has according to the brochure a Specialized Direct Drive Chromoly fork.

 

[WimVDD]

All forks are equal but some forks are more equal than others.

(sorry, couldn't resist ;-))

 

[Repacker]

A wide variety across the range from the 1992 Catalogue.