Rigid Fork for MTB - Suggestion

[Mohan Subramanyam]

Looking for suggestions.

I have Trek 3700 MTB, year 2010 model. I need to change the fork since the suspension is worn out.

I am looking at Rigid forks as replacement since I do not ride off trails. My rides are basically office commute & Brevets (Long distance endurance rides).

My requirement is to reduce the overall weight of the bike. Kindly advise the best and reliable fork which can last another 50k to 1L

Fork requirement for 26" wheel size with 2.25 tire width, V-brakes

Thank you
Mohan Subramanyam

[Prashanth Chengi]

How about something like this?

http://surlybikes.com/parts/forks/big_dummy_fork ? Supports both canti and disk brake mounting. Surly is top class. I got rid of the stock Suntour suspension fork on my 29er, and switched to a Surly Karate Monkey fork, and can tell you that it feels a lot better. Like you, I don't do much of offroading at all. 

/Prashanth

Mohan Subramanyam

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[Praveen M]

Hope OP's quesiton was answered, so slightly off topic:

 It’s funny how full suspension MTBs are falling out of favor and Hardtails and rigid fork MTBs are making a comeback and on the other hand Road bikes are getting sort of front suspension (Read : Specialized Future Shock), rear something something in the seat post-stays & disc brakes etc.

 

So, I guess, if I buy a Specialized Roubaix with Future Shock and a Surly hardtail MTB with rigid fork & V-brakes, I will be fine and can sleep peacefully.

 

Joking apart, I would definitely want a Specialized with a Future Shock. But I will wait for some more time.

[Mohan Subramanyam]

Thank you Prashanth will zero on Surly Rigid forks

[Mohan Subramanyam]

Interesting to know would not the shock on roadies increase the weight.

[berkeleydb]

Ya, the Surly rigid forks come to mind as the first option. Might also want to check the good bike shops to see if they have any alternate options (or something that you could pick from another/used cycle); though I think that would mostly give you options for 700c wheels, not so much for 26".

Moving to rigid fork is a good move, IMO; if you are into distance rides, and are_not doing real off-roading. Lower weight, and better riding efficiency. Plus less moving parts == less mechanical failures.

-{db}.

[Praveen M]

Not much weight. Whole thing is less than 300grams. And it seems this future shock suspension increases speed. Normally suspensions are known to slow down (which also the reason why you are going rigid no?), but not this one. That's the beauty of technology (or marketing).

[berkeleydb]

Found this article about the Specialized future shock stuff -- https://www.bikerumor.com/2017/06/19/first-ride-the-all-new-specialized-diverge-with-future-shock/

Insightful. They seems to be saying the mechanics (among other things) of the future shock (which is in the steerer?), are different from those of shocks in the fork, so the impact on efficiency is different in the two cases.

-{db}.