Which fork for a Cervelo Carbon Soloist

[smokey26_02]

Am going to be purchasing the cervelo carbon soloist in the next two weeks but would like to know opinions on which fork to get for it.

I currently have a ritchey wcs carbon fork (http://ritcheylogic.com/web/Ritchey~Logic/Ritchey~Site/web/EN/main/product/roadcomp/forks/RoadForks_WCSCarbon.html) on my bike which I can pass over to the new cervelo but I think the fork is too skinny and it wont look good. I have also though about the easton ec90slx (http://www.eastonbike.com/PRODUCTS/FORKS/fork_ec90_SLX_'05.html)
in straight not curved.

Another option will be to get the true temper gs30 fork (http://www.truetemper.com/performance_tubing/gs30.asp)

I can always leave the stock fork which will be the Wolf CL and not the SL version because am buying the ultegra kit.

What say you?

 

[531Aussie]

i'd definitely try the Wolf first to see how it goes, then work from there.

I'm pretty fussy about forks, and I like the stiffness or flex to suit the frame. Frame stiffness is affected by forks more than people realize, and putting a super-light carbon fork on that bike could 'squishy' up the ride.

If you don't like the ride of the frame with the Wolf, you could then try other options based on whether you want the bike stiffer or more comfortable.

A couple of times I've gone and bought sexy, super-light forks, just coz I thought it was a good idea at the time, but they made the bikes too flexy.
My 2 best bikes have my cheapest forks on them because I wanted more lateral rigidity off the saddle. I took the felxy 1" Columbus Muscle off my steel Cervelo and put on a heavier, generic fork with an alu steerer, marketed under the name "Roselli"; and I took the flexy Easton EC70 off my alu BMC and put on an old Columbus Link fork (alu steerer), which is super stiff.

BUT.....I have 2 other alu frames -- a local custum and a Cinelli Proxima -- which are both a little stiff, so I put slightly softer forks on them: a full-carbon Mizuno and a full-carbon Specialized Fact .

 

[dhk2]

Am going to be purchasing the cervelo carbon soloist in the next two weeks but would like to know opinions on which fork to get for it.

I currently have a ritchey wcs carbon fork (http://ritcheylogic.com/web/Ritchey~Logic/Ritchey~Site/web/EN/main/product/roadcomp/forks/RoadForks_WCSCarbon.html) on my bike which I can pass over to the new cervelo but I think the fork is too skinny and it wont look good. I have also though about the easton ec90slx (http://www.eastonbike.com/PRODUCTS/FORKS/fork_ec90_SLX_'05.html)
in straight not curved.

Another option will be to get the true temper gs30 fork (http://www.truetemper.com/performance_tubing/gs30.asp)

I can always leave the stock fork which will be the Wolf CL and not the SL version because am buying the ultegra kit.

What say you?

+1 for 531 Aussie's comments. Believe the fork has more to do with ride and handling than the frame. I don't like flexy either. Around here, solid high speed descending and roadholding are a lot more important than searching for a "soft" ride...whatever that is.

Reynolds Ouzo Pro seems to have top rep around here both for performance and strength. Frame builder advised this one for my stiff 58 cm AL/CF frame, and I've never regretted buying it.

 

[bobbyOCR]

If you want a fork in keeping with the soloist, why not the EC90 Aero. It matches the frames properties, colour (assuming it is red/black) but i'm not too sure about stiffness.