Waterford can build you a fork to any spec you desire. http://waterfordbikes.com/w/bikes/waterford-built-forks/
And they're right up the road from you. On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:48 PM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Tom Matchak made a fork for my Atlantis, reducing the trail from the stock > 65 mm to 40 mm. This is a 58 cm frame with 700 x 40 tires. I've run it > for a few years now & like it a lot. I too preferred more load in front & > found the stock to be a bit wandering at low speeds. No big deal, just a > nuisance. The change eliminated the wandering, and had no side effects. > Not a life changing experience, just made a wonderful bike that much > nicer. I also got thru fork eyelets for my Tubus Duo that make rack > installation a breeze. > > dougP > > On Friday, September 19, 2014 3:07:19 PM UTC-7, David Banzer wrote: >> >> So, I'm pleased with my Redwood so far, with the slight bummer that I >> want it to carry a front load better. Basically, I need a fork with more >> rake, yielding lower trail. The headtube is 73degrees, which is generally >> used in front loading rando types. I'm happy with space for tires/fenders, >> but found I really, really prefer load stuff up front. >> >> Has anyone swapped out forks or had a custom fork made for their Riv to >> replace stock fork and achieve similar front-loading qualities? >> >> I found a tall (69cm) bike with more rake than the stock Redwood fork, >> and it should line up on my 65cm frame with extended headtube/spacers. >> Complete bike is $100 so it seems like a cheap experiment to sell of parts >> and use just the fork. Not sure about axle/fork-crown distance on new fork, >> but should be close enough for this experiment. >> >> Is this a good/bad/unnecessary idea? >> David >> Chicago >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
