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Darby wrote:

The fork on my 60CM Calfee Luna is cracked and need replacing. It has a 1" Steering tube which for the most part is obsolete. There are still a few companies that make a fork with 1" steering tube, but I don't think many.

So, I can either buy a fork with 1" steer tube or I can send my bike back to Calfee and have the head tube upgraded to 1 1/8" with a 1.5 CM extension. I have been told that this upgrade would be much more stable than the 1" tube and fork, but will cost more.

I actually have two questions:

First, is there a fork with a 1" steer tube that can be as stable as the 1 1/8"?

Second, any recommendations on whose fork to buy?

I was told by my bike mechanic that I want a fork that is made to Calfee specs to eliminate potential speed wobble.

Thanks,

Bruce

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Both Reynolds and Alpha Q offer their forks with a 1" steer tube. Calfee offers the Alpha Q, check their website.

Regarding the 'stability' of a 1" vs 1 1/8", I'm not buying into that a whole lot. I don't think the forks are unstable, it's more of a function of the bike. Is your 1" equipped Calfee unstable? If not, I wouldn't spend the money to have it converted to a larger steer tube.

I've owned 3 Calfees, an early CarbonFrames, a Tetra Pro and a Luna Pro, all with 1" forks. As a 200# rider, living and riding in a hilly/mountainous region and doing lots of pretty fast descents down our many passes, I thought the bikes were just dandy, as equipped.

As we speak, I'm preparing to purchase another Calfee, yes with a 1" fork.

No problems.

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Steel lover, but then I like Ti with carbon too.
Licensed bike geek.

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