Review: New carbon Seido MGV fork by Bombtrack upgraded my gravel bike for bigger adventures. It can upgrade your bikepacking setup too...
, and the fork itself, they quickly realized there was an underserved market for riders looking to pack more adventure into their current gravel bikes.
First, the new full-carbon, 1.5″ tapered steerer Seido MGV fork gets big 29 x 2.25” or huge 27.5 x 2.5″ tire clearance with a 410mm axle-to-crown length, making it just a shade longer than most standard gravel forks these days. It’s close enough that it shouldn’t have too much of an impact on your geometry, although it might slacken your gravel bike out by 1/2 a degree, at most.
Geometry-wise, the longer fork slackened out my headtube 0.8° and raised my BB 6mm – just what I wanted to get a bit more ground clearance and more off-road-ability. It also shortened Reach by 8mm & raised Stack by 6mm, which were easy to compensate for with a 1cm longer stem and one spacer removed under it. The MGV’s extra offset limited impact to just 2mm extra Trail.
What’s obviously a big difference in the longer fork is the much increased front tire clearance. I’ve been happy sticking with the same 650x47mm tire setup that I’ve come to appreciate for riding longer distances on any surface.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Spider-Man Remastered PC reviewMarvel’s Spider-Man Remastered—a tweaked and burnished version of the original, which came to PlayStation 5 in 2020, cocooned with all the…
Read more »
Straight Cut Aon Frame bag reviewThe Straight Cut Aon frame bag is a semi-custom bag, produced from start to finish in Scotland. As one of the brand's best bike frame bags, it combines web-style top tube fixing with a double strap for the downtube, creating an easy-to-mount design that is compatible with different bikes.
Read more »
Pre-inquest review opens into death of young woman who fell from tower blockShelby Drinkwater, 21, died after falling from a window at Norris Towers
Read more »
Review: Arcade Paradise takes us back to the coin-op glory days | VGCBut this impressive retro love letter does take a little while to get going…
Read more »
These Are Katie Holmes’s New Favourite FlatsKatie Holmes has swapped her preppy loafers for sweet ballet pumps.
Read more »
Stalker 2 studio celebrates International Cat Day with a horrifying new monsterThe bayun is an irradiated, emaciated cat who looks very, very angry.
Read more »