KyrinBingaman
Silver Member
Okay so I know that there are a lot of people that don't really ride these forks mainly because of strength. The whole point of the IHC compression is to have a lighter fork while saving strength, but they seem to be lacking on the strength part. They just released the S.O.B. V2s and they may have made the fork part thicker, but what really needs to be thicker is the steerer tube.
The fork weighs in at 10.229 ounces, the average weight of standard sized aluminum forks is between 14-16 ounces. (Tilt forks weigh 13.8 ounces, Phoenix Phorx weigh at like 13.5) So Envy could add 3-4 ounces of aluminum to the steerer tube to make it thick enough to withstand the same pressures as Phorx and Legacy forks can withstand. Even at this point they could add more aluminum to the steerer tube due to the fact that they aren't adding the weight of an SCS clamp or an HIC plus the weight of oversized bars. So what I'm figuring is that Envy could have one of the strongest forks out there if they would add 3-6 ounces of aluminum to the steerer tube?
I really am wondering about this, if Billie, Broccoli1 or any other people with an engineering background could chime in on this, it would be really appriciated.
The fork weighs in at 10.229 ounces, the average weight of standard sized aluminum forks is between 14-16 ounces. (Tilt forks weigh 13.8 ounces, Phoenix Phorx weigh at like 13.5) So Envy could add 3-4 ounces of aluminum to the steerer tube to make it thick enough to withstand the same pressures as Phorx and Legacy forks can withstand. Even at this point they could add more aluminum to the steerer tube due to the fact that they aren't adding the weight of an SCS clamp or an HIC plus the weight of oversized bars. So what I'm figuring is that Envy could have one of the strongest forks out there if they would add 3-6 ounces of aluminum to the steerer tube?
I really am wondering about this, if Billie, Broccoli1 or any other people with an engineering background could chime in on this, it would be really appriciated.
