LOOK Fournales carbon linkage forks

[danson67]

A bevvy of Gallic beauties if your're a tall bloke:

Mk2 L/XL? http://www.leboncoin.fr/velos/851747430.htm?ca=3_s Fitted to a Sunn Vertik, only €500


3 pairs of Mk2 L/XL:
http://www.leboncoin.fr/velos/842189074.htm?ca=3_s €400
http://www.leboncoin.fr/velos/851102757.htm?ca=3_s €200
http://www.leboncoin.fr/velos/854694984.htm?ca=3_s €300

All the best

 

[ferrus]

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Blimey!
aren't these all the earlier 'bushing' ones? (as opposed to the heavily machined cartridge-bearing version)

 

[danson67]

Yup...those are all the middle Mk2 ones, with the bearing at the top of the main fork leg, and brass bushings with grease injection ports everywhere else.
There's a medium MK3 with 608 bearings all round here on Leboncoin, 600 euros.

It's attached to a meh Specialized, though:

All the best,

 

[ferrus]

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Interesting Dan. Do you know how the Mk2's differed from the originals?
(I've some Mk3's, which I'd wrongly assumed to be second gen')

 

[danson67]

Here's a summary as far as I understand it, with pictures purloined from all over:

By Mk1 I meant the Fournales Shark, which has the same linkages, but is a narrower fork with aluminium legs. A lovely looking sub 1400g fork:

It has bearings at the same place as the Mk2, but only plain bushes for the others, no grease injection:

The linkages are machined away more than the Mk2:

but it still has the dirt-guard plate on the bottom:

And a smarter red front plate on the single piece machined crown than the Mk2's bolted on 3-piece crown:

Mk2 underside:

Mk3 underside:

Mk2 sideview:

Mk3 sideview:

Mk2 front:

Mk3 front:

Then after that came the even rarer Fournales branded Cobra XC carbon, not branded as LOOK, and sometimes has the stem integrated with the top yoke.

All the best,

 

[ferrus]

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Fantastic stuff, Dan you are indeed The Man!
Don't think I've seen the Shark before - reminds me a bit of a Quasar, but a better design no doubt.
I've noticed there seems to be a few subtle variations of the Mk3 regarding the split steerer system, mine doesn't have the pinch-bolt for example.

All look well made.. the intricate machining on the later models is something else -even if a little disconcertingly delicate in places!

 

[Smithjss70]

Hi Dan

I sent you a PM with a question. Cheers, Jason

 

[royboy2cv]

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Nice write up Dan , i do like these but are way out of my price bracket , so must be content with AMP and USE SUB forks :facepalm:

 

[onza18]

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http://www.ebay.fr/itm/like/look-fourna ... RTM2065550

 

[munkey_bwy]

love them......i want some!!!!!