As the evolution of our bicycles continues it became apparent to me that we would need an aero fork built for our bikes. All of the other brand name forks are still available but I wanted to be able to offer something unique to our machines. It had to be aero so I chose a mold with an aerodynamic 3:1 ratio. It also has to be tough! I am not impressed with much of what I see on today's market and here is why. An all carbon fork provides no more dampening than one with carbon legs and a metal steering tube. The steering tube takes loads of abuse and holds up nearly all of your weight in the aero position. Forks with a carbon steerer require a gap cap instead of a star nut which eats up much if not all of the weight savings. Carbon steerers are not as strong as aluminum alloy and when they break it is all at once. The carbon tube requires a torque wrench for the stem to be properly tightened, when was the last time you saw a bike shop use one? Carbon drop outs? There is really no significant weight savings there and all you have to do is overtighten your front skewer once and the fork is ruined. The RMS WingAero fork uses traditional alloy dropouts. We use a 7075 Aluminum Alloy steering tube that will hold up to much more abuse. It is drilled for traditional brake backing nuts so that nothing special is required. These forks weighed only 18 grams more than the one we tested with an all carbon steerer and the same legs. They look great, they are fast and aero as well as strong. You will feel no flex up front from these. They are available in 700c 1 1/8" only for now. The RMS wing logos also look pretty darn good. These are available on any of our 700c bikes and the rake is 45mm which is what our frames are usually designed for. They are also available separately for $150.
RMS WingAero Fork installed on one of our Sidewinder bikes.
