Bontrager Race OR

[benjabbi]

@widowmaker Thanks.
The fork has 1⅛" legs, from what I can gather the difference between the Race and the Comp forks is in the leg construction, Comps had bonded on aluminium dropouts and canti bosses whereas the Race had welded steel dropouts and bosses more like a Tange Switchblade. I also think but am not sure that the Race fork appeared after Bontrager stopped producing the Switchblades for Tange. Probably to fill the need for a cheaper version left by the discontinuation of the Switchblade.

 

[widowmaker]

Thanks for the info, my Bontrager forks are the same measurements 1 1/8 but in black.

 

[benjabbi]

They did the Comp fork in black and chrome plate. Here's a page from the 93 catalogue on Mombat, you can see the differences in the fork, should make it easy to work out which you have.

 

[widowmaker]

Thanks for the info/pictures, as they say everyday is a School day !

 

[tangent]

MBUK did a fork test of both models…the reduction in welding (+heating) made the race fork superior I believe…think also the earlier comp forks had tapered legs, like Switchblade, some even had kinda horizontal drodpouts to adjust the for trail. I’d be happy with either , think those black chrome ones look particularly cool

 

[widowmaker]

MBUK did a fork test of both models…the reduction in welding (+heating) made the race fork superior I believe…think also the earlier comp forks had tapered legs, like Switchblade, some even had kinda horizontal drodpouts to adjust the for trail. I’d be happy with either , think those black chrome ones look particularly cool

Great info, It would be awesome if anyone has a copy/details of the review.

 

[benjabbi]

@tangent I think the earliest versions had curved legs as well, like most things Bontrager the details constantly evolved!

 

[widowmaker]

I think I may have a MBUK magazine with a Testride of the Bontrager ORS somewhere.

 

[tangent]

Great info, It would be awesome if anyone has a copy/details of the review.

I have some of the MBUKs still will dig them out for ref. ,

@tangent I think the earliest versions had curved legs as well, like most things Bontrager the details constantly evolved!

Never seen any outside of an eBay advert…

 

[benjabbi]

Thought I'd have a try at the drop bar thing on this, think it might need a stem with slightly less reach but I'll give it a go and see what I think.