I just talked to our amigo, Forest at Carver Bikes and he shared the news about their Trans-Fat Suspension Fork and 15mm Thru Axle Front Hub!
Detailed specs:
7050 aluminum steerer and 34mm stanchions
Forged 6066 aluminum crown and dropouts
Adjustable travel: 80mm, 100mm, or 110mm
Weight: 4.6 pounds (2100g)
Clearance for 4″ tires on 82mm rims max
122 mm internal clearance
506 mm axle to crown (484 mm w/sag)
45mm offset
All Carver Trans-Fat forks come with a free 32h 135mm spaced thru-axle fat bike hub and 15mm axle!
Retail Price of the Carver fork with the 135mm, Thru Axle Front Hub is $899.95 (USD).
According to Forest, these are in stock and ready to order!
NICE!!! Can’t wait to try it out!
How is it no one can tell us about the dampening? Not even on the Carver site!
Anyone know where you can get some rubber to put over the bottom of the fork? I don’t this getting all chewed up and leaking oil.
Ya, get those old Lizard Skins stanction protectors.
And does anyone know how this will affect the geometry of the 2013 Mukluk? Right now the head tube is already at 69.5 degrees and I don’t know the math to add a few cm to the length and how this will modify it.
What is the market for these forks? Do they only on Carvers or will they work with the new gen of fat bikes?
-Trek Farley
-Norco Bigfoot
-Kona Wo
-Specialized Fatboy
This fork should work on pretty much all fat bikes. Just measure axel to crowd distances. Majority will have room these days.