They look dumb, and for a gravel bike, are very heavy. I pooped on them for a long time.
Then, I rode one. And I’ve got to say, it’s good. Really good. I’d say it’s distinctly better than a telescoping fork. Are they underrated? Not sure, the people I know that have them love them. After having ridden one, I love it too.
You know what? Yeah, I do think they are underrated. If everyone knew how good they were, we’d seem them on more non-Lauf bikes.
Newsfeedinexile on
I’ll have to check one out at my LBS, oh wait.
CF_BoxClock on
Ok but I’m just a cycling noob, why exactly are these things good?
thumptech on
No.
Apprek818 on
I’m curious if anyone has experience installing them on a non lauf bike?
They look very tempting, but I don’t need a whole new bike, nor do I want to switch to sram right now. And lauf sells the forks separately and the specs look right for my frame, but I’m a bit cautious…
k-mcm on
I’d be a little worried about that design flexing the wrong way at high speed. I only have one bike so I wouldn’t do it.
Harrisoncole4 on
It would be cool if someone could make a steel or ti version of this instead of carbon. Could be a nice modification on vintage bikes.
00gauge on
These are decent for gravel as they do absorb fire road chatter, reducing rider fatigue. But (!) they do not have a damper which makes them mostly unfit for mountain biking. The leaves/springs themselves provide a bit of natural damping, but not much. They are moderately responsive to small bumps and feel very springy on larger impacts. I found the claims of Lauf’s lateral stiffness grossly overstated, it actually felt very flexy and less stable at high-speed cornering than traditional telescoping fork.
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At which ratings site?
I’d say they are appropriately rated. Do you see lots of people talking trash?
I absolutely loved the Lauf I had on my Fat Bike.
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They look dumb, and for a gravel bike, are very heavy. I pooped on them for a long time.
Then, I rode one. And I’ve got to say, it’s good. Really good. I’d say it’s distinctly better than a telescoping fork. Are they underrated? Not sure, the people I know that have them love them. After having ridden one, I love it too.
You know what? Yeah, I do think they are underrated. If everyone knew how good they were, we’d seem them on more non-Lauf bikes.
I’ll have to check one out at my LBS, oh wait.
Ok but I’m just a cycling noob, why exactly are these things good?
No.
I’m curious if anyone has experience installing them on a non lauf bike?
They look very tempting, but I don’t need a whole new bike, nor do I want to switch to sram right now. And lauf sells the forks separately and the specs look right for my frame, but I’m a bit cautious…
I’d be a little worried about that design flexing the wrong way at high speed. I only have one bike so I wouldn’t do it.
It would be cool if someone could make a steel or ti version of this instead of carbon. Could be a nice modification on vintage bikes.
These are decent for gravel as they do absorb fire road chatter, reducing rider fatigue. But (!) they do not have a damper which makes them mostly unfit for mountain biking. The leaves/springs themselves provide a bit of natural damping, but not much. They are moderately responsive to small bumps and feel very springy on larger impacts. I found the claims of Lauf’s lateral stiffness grossly overstated, it actually felt very flexy and less stable at high-speed cornering than traditional telescoping fork.