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I need new forks for my 2012 Verde Eon and i dont know anything about the brand or kind or size fork i should get, i also lost my headset pieces so i need a new one. What forks are strong and cheap? Whats a good headset cheap headset?
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Any "integrated" headset will do. Rant is the cheapest brand on Dan's right now.
S&M Pitchfork XLT-T forks should do just fine.
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i have the rant forks and rant headset. the forks are strong but pretty heavy if you care about weight. i love mine cause they are heat treated and tapered. but the bad thing was when i was tightening the fork cap the star nut inside inside the fork got crushed i guess by all the pressure. and dont get the rant headset. they are weak. they spin very slow when i do bars compared to all my friends bikes. i would recommend animal headset and demolition elite forks. they are strong and light and cheap.
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Tapered means the legs of the forks get narrower from top to the bottom. The Rant forks have a little tapering, while other forks have a lot.
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Butted means that there are areas of the fork legs that are thicker than other areas. In this case there are 3 levels of butting. It cuts weight while maintaining strength. Below is a diagram of a single-butted tube. The butting is labeled L1.
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Butting is when a tube changes internal thickness. For example, a tube might be .049" thick at the ends but only .035" thick in the center. This will save weight while either keeping strength the same or sometimes even increasing strength. But obviously the center of the tube will be easier to dent because it is thinner. No need to worry about denting a fork though.
Also, as I've said before, Odyssey forks are the best and most trustworthy forks you can buy. They are proven to be the strongest and they have a real lifetime warranty.
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DO NOT GET S&M PITCHFORKS. They used to be bomb proof but the current ones have had problems with the welds on the drop outs cracking. Right now I would go with either a Odyssey or Standard Byke Co. Fork. The New Shadow Inceptive fork looks pretty sweet also but im not sure of the quality. Sunday has a pretty cheap headset right now. Currently Im running a Animal but Im sure there all pretty much the same.
