Which carbon gravel fork ( 1 1/8" - 1,5" tapered, 27,5/ 28")?

[Changebiker]

Any at the same time reliable and affordable China forks recommendable for a gravel build -  1 1/8" - 1,5" tapered, 27,5/28"?

The more mounting options, the merrier, internal cable routing would be cool as well.

Thanks a lot!

[alfiomotrambo]

Take a look at this https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005007742379266.html

[Changebiker]

Take a look at this https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005007742379266.html

Thanks! Wow, that's a price point that almost gets me nervous!
Are those known and trusted on here?

If anyone else has something to recommend, happy to hear!

[Fat Larry]

I have this on my ebike mtb/commuter.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001316304690.html

It's been great, no issues so far in six months or so since install. I've taken it down a few advanced trails, no big jumps or drops, just a few bits of chunk and hard braking on steep slopes, nothing broke. 

I bought four carbon forks from Ali last year and it has the best design and finish. Trace Velo vouched for OG-Evkin which was what turned me on to them, he's riding one of the their carbon frames.

Second would be the Tooseek. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010206921168.html

Haven't installed it yet but it's going on my road bike soon. Not particularly a beefed up design but I expect it to be fine and the finish is good.

Also bought this no brand gravel fork, finish is a bit rougher but it's going on a gravel bike one day.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006267010397.html

And this Kocevelo 29er fork. Finish was fine but the design isn't robust at all and i wouldn't use it for much other than slow commuting.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005392892814.html

I'd maybe look at one of these for a nicer gravel fork.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005196979511.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005012118317046.html

[Changebiker]

And this Kocevelo 29er fork. Finish was fine but the design isn't robust at all and i wouldn't use it for much other than slow commuting.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005392892814.html

How would you spot how robust a fork is if I may ask?

[Fat Larry]

How would you spot how robust a fork is if I may ask?

In the case of that fork it has quite thin legs, that extend from the crown area in uniform shapes with flat sides. The area where they join the crown has no extra material and flat surfaces, so you've got a thick bit of CF suddenly joining a much thinner bit. It's going to create quite a pronounced differential in the material strength in that area.

Compare it to the og evkin 29er fork you'll see it has more material at this join with a more gradual transition in how much material it uses and more curved surfaces that will handle stress better.

This is my laymen brain speaker here. You could go read up on carbon part design to really understand it. I might be incorrect but if you look around at bigger companies designs you'll see they're more like the OG - Evkin, more curved surfaces, more material and gradual transitions where the design needs to change material dimensions.

[Changebiker]

OG Evkin has a new fork model.
It has a curvature of 50mm offset which is meant to deliver better shock absorption than the older rather straight ones with the same offset.

https://a.aliexpress.com/\_EvZQj0a

Though it's like double the price - is such an effect really noticeable hence worth the price difference?

Thanks!

[Sakizashi]

Rather late to this party, but IMO there is little reason not to buy Speeder Cycling forks. These are used by a lot of different brands, including on some really high-end custom bikes, held in high regard, and aren't that expensive. They are also whitelabeled and have been distrubuted in the North American and European markets.

https://www.speedercycling.com/Carbon-Adventure-Bikepacking-Fork-SC-ADV09-_p375.html for ~400mm A-C, for tires up to 700x55mm.

https://www.speedercycling.com/Carbon-Suspension-Corrected-Gravel-Fork-SC-MGV30-_p439.html for suspension corrected 415-425mm A-C for tires up to 700x60mm.

[Changebiker]

Awesome!
Especially loving those flip chips as I'm not so sure about geometry planning from scratch!

Wrote them to ask for distributors here in Europe. So far without a reply though. If anyone knows more, let us know! 👌

Any indication for what they're retailing for roughly @Sakizashi ?