Rigid fork / Axle size dropout prefrnce POLL

[Evil4bc]

It seems Rigid forks are becoming more popular for the Urban and DJ MTB crowd , so I wanted to post this poll to help get you the customer get what you want in your rigid fork . Please vote for what size axle you would use on your bike with a rigid fork and what type of dropout style you prefer .
This can be a very useful resource to the manufactures that are currently working on Rigid forks for the Urban and DJ market.

Thanks for your help
-Brad

[dexter]

i like the director style mang, but also traditional 10mm/ 3/8

[fiddy_ryder]

20mm and 10mm..

[snaky69]

20mm, with a threaded axle that could fit a peg with an adapter.

[ReVolVeRage]

20mm, with a threaded axle that could fit a peg with an adapter.

A la Identiti Reabte 1420. Have it, love it.

[Stoked]

10mm traditional style

[Evil4bc]

Thanks for the info everyone .
Let's keep the votes coming!!

[ebrider510]

20mm, with a threaded axle that could fit a peg with an adapter.

this would be the most sensible option. most people run 20mm hubs..if you made it similar to the identiti rebate 1420 then i think it'd be good, mine works perfectly. i would say a 3/8's would be great but not that many people run that up front. it's mostly either 20mm or QR.

[Bryan67]

Regular 10mm BMX style. Why would you need a 20mm axle on a rigid fork?

[yo_33_49]

Ok with Bryan67. 10mm is so clean.

[fiddy_ryder]

Regular 10mm BMX style. Why would you need a 20mm axle on a rigid fork?

you dont, but the fact is, most of us ride a fork now with 20mm axle. i have a pimp profile non disc up front and sure as hell dont want to cough up dough just to move down to a 10mm axle.

[missiongravity]

I'm with it on the 20mm, I have spent a decent amount of effort getting all my bikes to the 20mm set up. If I really must use qr I have a wheel set that is convertible from 20 to qr. 20mm seems like a decent standard to use.

[sokoloka]

10mm traditional stylePerfect!

[BikeSATORI]

for current Susp. fork users (large portion of the market for these forks), the 20mm will be a good route IMO...
I mean, if you're already designing a fork with the crutch of "Suspension corrected" A2C length (Which who knows, may be obsolete in a matter of years when we look back at 2008 and laugh at all the long rigid forks), you may as well go with 20mm too...
Especially for those who may still swap back and forth to susp. fork/rigid, all using the same wheel/hub. That's what I do right now with my Rebate and DJ2 and I like how easy it is.


But for those just getting into it and starting off rigid in the first place, then from scratch I think the 10mm would be optimal, using a bmx front hub.


The way I see it, both sides will have a pretty equal demand...



When street/dj bikes become even more specialized, with a rigid only genre popping up and frames built to match with non-susp. corrected geo. (short cruisers), I think 100% 10mm would be the best choice.


Should we start a new standard now to match the 25" wheel? Maybe a 13.66mm?