Price is almost the same. Would prefer the white colour but wonder if the suspension fork is worth it when the price is the same?
by norwegian_wood95
Price is almost the same. Would prefer the white colour but wonder if the suspension fork is worth it when the price is the same?
by norwegian_wood95
23 Comments
The suspension fork is so nice! I would choose that over color.
My feeling is that suspension is why I would choose Lauf. Otherwise I may as well choose any brand of carbon gravel bike.
No brainer for me. It’s a pretty cool fork if you’re looking to ride a lot of gravel. Proven Aero and allegedly doesn’t feel like a typical spongey air or spring fork due to the leaf design. I think you’ll kick yourself if you don’t get it.
No brainer! Definitely get the rigid.
Got the rigid fork (on my Lauf anywhere) and wish I had gone for suspension. If I had a Siegla, I’d 100% be getting the suspension fork
Worth an extra $100 for the suspension. You can always put a rigid fork on if you aren’t happy (spoiler you won’t do that)
I’d say get the grit fork. Like others said, it’s what seperates the bike from a ton of other options. I’m super happy I went with the grit fork.
I have the suspension and it adds 1.5 pounds to the bike. For what I ride, I wish I got the rigid and saved the weight.
I’ve got a Seigla with the fork and it’s the cat’s pajamas.
Clearly yes on the suspension fork.
Suspension Fork!!
I’m surprised the upgrade isn’t more than that. That’s a no brainer. I had a lauf fork on my Warbird. I’m considering one for my cutthroat but I don’t know if I need it as the huge tires and frame really do plenty. The fork is great though.
Fork for sure. Otherwise why get a Lauf? It’s what separates them and also a) has great aerodynamics and b) makes the ride quality so much smoother on anything even vaguely rough
I like my rigid fork seigla. Use road tires when I want for a do it all bike
I went rigid and happy.
It comes down to your use case. How much would be paved roads and hard packed dirt vs gravel and chunkier dirt sections? Let the split determine which route you go. For me it’s more of a 75/25 or 80/20. Yesterday was the first time thinking the suspension would be nice for a couple of sections I hit, but those sections made up such a small part of my overall 35 mile ride. I was also aired up a bit higher than I should have been, so that would have helped a bit too.
With the squishy fork you’re going to add a fair bit of weight, and will be slower in general. If you’re more about comfort and not concerned with speed though, the sus fork could be the move.
1000% go with the suspension fork. I had the older True Grit and just sold it and purchased a Seigla. 0 complaints over 1,300 miles.
The faster and rougher the terrain, the more the Lauf fork shines. The only K oh M’s I have, are because the Lauf isnthat much better.
Some say that gravel with suspension is a hardtail MTB, but I find it very interesting, especially this unconventional model. I would go to suspension
This going to be mainly an All-Road bike that lives a significant majority of it’s life on pavement? i.e. 80+% of the riding on pavement? Rigid. But I wouldn’t bring myself to pay more for the paintjob.
This going to be a do-anything kind of gravel bike? Absolutely get the leaf spring fork.
I find the fork to be unsightly but maybe that’s just because it’s abnormal
I have the suspension fork and it’s amazing on downhill sections and bumpy paths. If you’re planning a lot of climbing 400g is a big deal at race pace. I’m faster downhill because of the suspension and it gives a lot more confidence in more technical trails. Admittedly if you run race kings 2.2 with low psi you will have bags of comfort so the rigid is still a fantastic option.
If you’re not getting the fork, why rock a Lauf at all?? lol, half kidding
Depends where you ride, but I’d say get the suspension fork. That’s what I did and I have zero regrets.
My thinking was basically that if you get the suspension fork but decide you don’t need it, you can likely sell it for a decent price and get a rigid fork for more or less what you sold the suspension fork for. But if you go rigid and decide later you want the suspension, it’s over $1,000 (and that’s the pre-tariff price, so expect that to go up), and selling the rigid fork isn’t gonna get you anywhere close to that.
Basically I’d say unless you’re 100% sure you don’t want it, get the suspension fork. It’s just so much cheaper to get it when buying the bike…. and it’s really nice to have! I don’t feel like it costs me anything in terms of efficiency and it’s definitely helpful for smoothing out some of the jank on less well-kept gravel and dirt roads (while still weighing less than a traditional suspension fork and requiring zero maintenance).
Fork. I’ll never understand why anyone would buy it without it. Pick up 2.25 Aspen STs and get ready to have your mind blown.