Carbon fork upgrade for white Triban 3?
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I just read a suggestion in another thread to upgrade the forks on a Triban 3 to carbon and was wondering how you'd do it and what the costs are.
At the moment I have a single speed which is fine for commuting but for a decent ride it's found wanting in many ways, so I'm debating a quick trip out to Mulhouse to pick up a Triban 3 or 5 for weekend duties. The 3 is €100 cheaper but once I've claimed the tax back that drops to €80 so surely the carbon forked 9 speed one is a no brainer?
How much is a carbon fork? I'm happy to live with Microshift bits, and a wheel and tyre upgrade is de rigeur but the lack of carbon forks is annoying, even on a cheap bike. Sadly there are no red Triban 3 left in France or Germany in the right size for me.
At the moment I have a single speed which is fine for commuting but for a decent ride it's found wanting in many ways, so I'm debating a quick trip out to Mulhouse to pick up a Triban 3 or 5 for weekend duties. The 3 is €100 cheaper but once I've claimed the tax back that drops to €80 so surely the carbon forked 9 speed one is a no brainer?
How much is a carbon fork? I'm happy to live with Microshift bits, and a wheel and tyre upgrade is de rigeur but the lack of carbon forks is annoying, even on a cheap bike. Sadly there are no red Triban 3 left in France or Germany in the right size for me.
Depends on what fork you get! Probably 50 quid upto 500 quid.
According to the Decathlon website, the Triban 3 runs a 1 1/8inch headset so you'll need a compatible fork. You should also try and match the rake of the existing fork to keep the handling similar to stock (unless you want to play around with that aspect?)
Put "1 1/8 carbon fork" into eBay and have a browse - a naked carbon or black fork might work as well as white
According to the Decathlon website, the Triban 3 runs a 1 1/8inch headset so you'll need a compatible fork. You should also try and match the rake of the existing fork to keep the handling similar to stock (unless you want to play around with that aspect?)
Put "1 1/8 carbon fork" into eBay and have a browse - a naked carbon or black fork might work as well as white
I've had a quick look at the Mulhouse site.
The Triban 5 is definitely the one to go for. 100%, no-brainer, particularly at €499.
9-speed Sora is lovely stuff, miles better than its previous 8-speed incarnation.
The carbon fork is already there so no point pi55ing about with that.
The only big thing I would change on the T5 drivetrain is the crankset, a 50-34 compact *probably* makes more sense these days than a triple, but that's not a dealbreaker & is easily sorted later.
I'm assuming you have proper pedals to replace the awful plastic half-clips of Satan that they spec.
The Triban 5 is definitely the one to go for. 100%, no-brainer, particularly at €499.
9-speed Sora is lovely stuff, miles better than its previous 8-speed incarnation.
The carbon fork is already there so no point pi55ing about with that.
The only big thing I would change on the T5 drivetrain is the crankset, a 50-34 compact *probably* makes more sense these days than a triple, but that's not a dealbreaker & is easily sorted later.
I'm assuming you have proper pedals to replace the awful plastic half-clips of Satan that they spec.
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