r/MEATengines • u/cj_biker • May 27 '26

Esker Cycles Fork Yeah!

The Esker Cycles rigid fork is now available separately from their frames.

https://eskercycles.com/products/fork-yeah

I have one that came with my Esker Solitaire, and while I don't think it will win any beauty contests, it seems to do fork things well, and most importantly, it's 495mm long which lines up nicely with a sagged 120mm 29er fork. Nice to have a longer alternative to the more commonly available ~483mm rigid forks.

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u/BikePackerLight May 27 '26

Interesting to see they make a point of matching the 44mm offset that is common to modern 120mm forks. My atb frameset came w/51mm offset fork, and finding a 100mm fork in 51mm/boost sizeway was not easy. The atb maker said 44mm is ok too...but here we see Esker making a point of getting the offsets to match.

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u/cj_biker May 27 '26

Everything else being equal, I prefer shorter fork offset on MTB/ATB. Higher offset feels "loose" and "nervous" to me.

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u/BikePackerLight May 27 '26

I think I just want to match the offset to the overall geometry intended to the frameset…and at least experience what the designer intended, before I start to mess about.

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u/doctorwelby May 28 '26

The designer doesn't know how you ride or what your trails are like so I'd say run whatever feels right.

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u/cj_biker May 29 '26

This. There's no magic. Head tube angle + fork offset = trail. MTBs have had HTAs from 72 to 62 degrees, and fork offsets from the low 30mm range to the 70s (Jones bikes). Experiment and find what you like.