I just ordered a Quantec carbon fiber rigid fork for the 2004 Porsche Bike X to replace the front mountain bike-style shock forks. This fork is from the German company Quantec and features the cantilever eyelets for the V style brakes on the hybrid turned road bike I'm building. This is the only aftermarket carbon fiber, canti and rigid fork from a German company I could find on the internet. And trust me I have been looking.
I purchased this fork from the German bike part distributor Bike24. The website provided the specs that matches my Bike X. 700c wheels, 300mm steerer tube length, 1 1/8" diameter steerer tube, 45mm offset, weighs 730 grams uncut and is made of 12K carbon fiber. Perfect technical match.
I love the clean and simple design of this fork. And the all black color, with no decals or logos, matches the Bike X perfectly.
I'll likely need to wait nearly a month to receive it. Shipping and customs takes forever coming from Germany.
Follow my continuing passion to explore new adventures on Porsche bicycles. I have conquered a Century ride with a Porsche mountain bike, the Death Ride on a Porsche touring bike, the 184.5-mile Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath in 2020, the 370-mile combined C&O/GAP trail in 2021 and the 237-mile Florida Coast to Coast ride in 2022. Now I'm focused on the Maryland and California Coast & Coast adventure!
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