I haven’t — already have two MTBs, including an XC bike — but as the owner of a Lauf gravel bike, I’d say mountain bikers should take it seriously at least until proven otherwise.
Their gravel and road bikes are excellent and offer incredible value for the money. In terms of bang for buck they’re the best option in gravel; we’ll see how their MTB is priced and specced but if I were on the market I’d be looking at it seriously.
endurbro420 on
What kind of xc bike needs to run slow plus sized tires?
ResponsibleOven6 on
No. Honestly when the first Lauf fork was released I was so excited. I wanted to build a crazy lightweight SS XC bike around it. Then I rode a bike with the MTB fork. it was awful, bouncing everywhere, no dampening, it felt sloppy as hell.
I LOVE the 30mm gravel version of the fork. Enough give to soak up bumps but it still feels tight and controlled, you don’t need dampening at that level.
dickyorogrande on
I came across someone testing this thing last weekend. It is WILD.
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I haven’t — already have two MTBs, including an XC bike — but as the owner of a Lauf gravel bike, I’d say mountain bikers should take it seriously at least until proven otherwise.
Their gravel and road bikes are excellent and offer incredible value for the money. In terms of bang for buck they’re the best option in gravel; we’ll see how their MTB is priced and specced but if I were on the market I’d be looking at it seriously.
What kind of xc bike needs to run slow plus sized tires?
No. Honestly when the first Lauf fork was released I was so excited. I wanted to build a crazy lightweight SS XC bike around it. Then I rode a bike with the MTB fork. it was awful, bouncing everywhere, no dampening, it felt sloppy as hell.
I LOVE the 30mm gravel version of the fork. Enough give to soak up bumps but it still feels tight and controlled, you don’t need dampening at that level.
I came across someone testing this thing last weekend. It is WILD.