Hello from a new member and bit of fork advice needed.

[Eddyhaddock]

Is your head tube straight or tapered? I happen to have a nice exotic monocoque carbon fork I'd love to use, but don't have a suitable frame (tapered).

I've got carbon forks on a few bikes and never had any issues, exotic, pace and others. They certainly reduce weight and are nice and rigid, yet compliant.

Thanks for the reply, it's a straight headtube. I'm interested if you have a spare fork, not ordered one from exotic yet. I was planning in ordering the 44.5mm leg version with IS mounts, which I believe is a 4 inch equivalent? The 456 was designed for 4-6 inch travel forks, that's where the name was derived from, but for mtb it ran best with 140mm imo. However but I can't see any rigid forks with that equivalent length.

 

[Eddyhaddock]

Looking at it again 390 might be too drastic 400 to 410 would help with that rather extreme angle and make it a bit more nimble with the skinnier tyres

Hi, yes indeed, skinnier tyres are on the list for this summers riding.