light fork 1" steerer and clearance for 30mm tires

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eric
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by eric

Yea I know, hard to find. It's for a friend. His new steel bike's 1" fork is 800g and he'd like something lighter, but with clearance for 30mm tires. He's got long reach caliper brakes for this bike.

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bikerjulio
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by bikerjulio

Just checked my 1" Nashbar carbon fork. It would clear a true 30 mm wide tire with about 2 mm each side and more on top. No special brake.
There's sometimes a buggy.
How many drivers does a buggy have?

One.

So let's just say I'm drivin' this buggy...
and if you fix your attitude you can ride along with me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GekiIMh4ZkM

lanternrouge
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by lanternrouge

If your friend is willing to spend a bit of money ($649 I believe), Mike Lopez at Holland Cycles makes custom carbon forks. He was with Reynolds (I recall) and worked with Serotta before Holland. I think his main things now is making carbon framesets.

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