mickeymac
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Reged: 11/21/06
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I just bought a 60 cm nude Tetra Pro. My plan is to build it up in time for spring starting with Campy Chorus. Any fork suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I go about 180 lbs and have been happily riding a Strong Foco w/ an Ouzo Pro fork for almost six years. After about 23 years of road cycling, this will be my first non-steel frame, apart from a brief and unharmonious relationship with an aluminum Cannondale. I hope to be as nutty about my Calfee as just about every other owner seems to be.
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Darby
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Reged: 08/03/06
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Loc: Orange County California
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mickeymac wrote:
I just bought a 60 cm nude Tetra Pro. My plan is to build it up in time for spring starting with Campy Chorus. Any fork suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I go about 180 lbs and have been happily riding a Strong Foco w/ an Ouzo Pro fork for almost six years. After about 23 years of road cycling, this will be my first non-steel frame, apart from a brief and unharmonious relationship with an aluminum Cannondale. I hope to be as nutty about my Calfee as just about every other owner seems to be.
By chance did you buy the 60CM frame that just sold on Ebay? Either way congratulations on the new frame.
I just bought an Alpha Q for my 60CM Calfee and am very happy with it. Alpha Q builds their forks to meet Calfee specifications. You can get an Ouzo Pro fork to Calfee specs but not off the shelf. Reynolds will have to build one for you.
There is a white paper on the Calfee website about their fork specs. Calfee wants to insure that the forks are true to eliminate speed wobble.
I have been told that the Ouzo Pro is a stiffer fork than the Alpha Q by some.
Bruce
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Dave_Thompson
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Reged: 12/19/03
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Loc: Spokane, Washington
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mickeymac wrote:
I just bought a 60 cm nude Tetra Pro. My plan is to build it up in time for spring starting with Campy Chorus. Any fork suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I go about 180 lbs and have been happily riding a Strong Foco w/ an Ouzo Pro fork for almost six years. After about 23 years of road cycling, this will be my first non-steel frame, apart from a brief and unharmonious relationship with an aluminum Cannondale. I hope to be as nutty about my Calfee as just about every other owner seems to be.
Whichever fork you buy, make sure the rake is correct. Contact Calfee for the necessary specifications.
Both Reynolds and Alpha-Q are good choices.
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Steel lover, but then I like Ti with carbon too.
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mickeymac
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Reged: 11/21/06
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I did buy the Tetra that closed on ebay on Saturday. I'm looking into an Alpha Q. Is it a headache to get a custom built Reynolds fork for the frame?
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Darby wrote:
By chance did you buy the 60CM frame that just sold on Ebay? Either way congratulations on the new frame.
I just bought an Alpha Q for my 60CM Calfee and am very happy with it. Alpha Q builds their forks to meet Calfee specifications. You can get an Ouzo Pro fork to Calfee specs but not off the shelf. Reynolds will have to build one for you.
There is a white paper on the Calfee website about their fork specs. Calfee wants to insure that the forks are true to eliminate speed wobble.
I have been told that the Ouzo Pro is a stiffer fork than the Alpha Q by some.
Bruce
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Umlungu
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Reged: 03/04/05
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Loc: Plano, TX
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Welcome to the club mickeymac, glad to have ya. I ride the Alpha Q and love it. Post some pics once you get it built out.
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Darby
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Reged: 08/03/06
Posts: 441
Loc: Orange County California
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Congrats on the Tetra. It is a great bike! I love my Calfee.
I don't think that getting a Ouzo Pro built to specs is a problem. It just might take a little longer. You might call Reynolds and see if they have anything in stock. They didn't have any stock built to Calfee specs when I called them in September.
Alpha Q (True Temper) told me that they build everything to Calfee's spec.
Good luck with the new bike and welcome to the club.
Bruce
Edited by Darby (11/21/06 09:36 PM)
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