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The Shadow Conspiracy – Vultus Featherweight ADJ Fork

Get a look at the new Vultus Featherweight ADJ Fork from The Shadow Conspiracy!

When it comes to buying a new BMX fork, there are a number of factors that people consider from color and weight to features like heat-treating and Investment casting. However, one of the biggest factors for people is the offset. The offset, typically sizes between 22mm and 32mm makes a huge difference in how your bike feels and functions. A steep 22mm offset will make your bike feel twitchier and more responsive, making spins and nose balance easier. A longer 32mm fork would give you a more balanced feel and make things like jumping and going faster easier because the wheelbase is further apart. So, if you’re into street riding, you’ll likely feel more comfortable on something like a 22mm or 25mm, where a trails rider would look for something around a 30mm or 32mm. Do a little bit of everything? 28mm would be that sweet spot.

The downside is the when it comes time to picking a fork, some people wish they could have the best of both worlds when it comes to what they’re riding for the day. Unfortunately, that’s not ideal because switching out your fork all the time would be a pain in the ass.

However, a few years ago (Honestly blanking on the original release date) the crew at The Shadow Conspiracy released their Captive Fork that featured these magnetic spacers that gave you the option for different offsets that you could easily swap out by simply taking your front wheel off. This literally gave riders options so they didn’t have to settle for one offset or, even worse, buy two forks just to switch them out (I honestly don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who has done that, but it’s possible). Not to mention, the number of forks that a shop needs to stock can be simplified because one fork can take the place of 3 different offset options.

Spacers come with 22mm, 25mm and 28mm options.

The little magnets on the back help hold the spacer in place in the dropout until you’re ready to tighten it down with your wheel.

After a number of years and plenty of happy customers, The Shadow Conspiracy decided to take their Captive fork and give it well deserved update! The new Vultus Featherweight ADJ Fork uses the same concept with 4130 chromoly butted, oversized and tapered tubing that is 100% post-weld heat-treated, with a 1-piece setter tube with a welded top cap receiver and a proprietary Ridgidrop Dropout System that utilizes the magnetic spacers that allow you to use a 22mm, 25mm or 28mm offset (all three are included with the fork so you can try out each an see which one you like best) on the fork. This fork is 315mm long with a 165mm steerer tube, comes in black fork the only color with a weight of 32 oz.!

The Vultus Featherweight ADJ Fork is available through BMX shops and mail-orders for $184.99. You can also find it in The Shadow Conspiracy webstore (Currently out of stock as of posting this, but you can sign up for notifications for when it does become available again.

Specs:
– Includes 3 different offset – 22mm, 25mm, and 28mm
– Proprietary Rigidrop dropout system
– 4130 chromoly butted, oversized, & tapered tubing
– 100% heat treatment after welding
– 1 piece steer tube with welded top cap receiver
– 315mm fork length / 165mm steer
– Weight: 32 oz.

“The Vultus ADJ Forks take the popular Captive Fork concept of adjustable offset and simplifies the function with 7 series alloy spacers that include magnets. The magnets hold the spacers in the dropout making front wheel removal fast and easy. Experiment to find your best offset based on your riding style instantly- – 22mm for super tech and front wheel stuff, 25mm for street and park moves and the 28mm offset for high speed trails and park. Great for shops , the Vultus ADJ offers multiple offsets in one, simplifying stocking. Includes all the same tech features as other Shadow forks.” – The Shadow Conspiracy

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Kink – Dan Coller Rides Stoic Forks

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The new Kink Stoic Fork are available now, and they are designed for heavy abuse out in the streets. Here’s a fresh video where Dan Coller puts the fork to proper use out in the streets! This has plenty of dialed riding clips, along with details and a look at the fork to check out, so hit play and enjoy!

You can pick up the Stoic fork from the Kink webstore or through your favorite BMX shop or mail-order like Source BMX now!

“Kink Pro Dan Coller vouching for the new Stoic Forks, with some riding that proves these things are the real deal! Dan is killing it right now, and feeling good on the 20mm offset option (15mm also available).

Kink Stoic Forks are available now at Kinkbmx.com and finer BMX retailers worldwide! ” – Kink BMX

Eclat – Jordan Godwin Storm Fork Promo

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You can’t pass up some fresh Jordan Godwin footage. Here’s a fresh promo video featuring Jordan putting his signature Storm Fork from Eclat to work out in the streets. Hit play to check out a bunch of clips, along with some details on the fork!

“New year, new parts, and Jordan Godwin is the proud new owner of a signature Storm fork from Eclat. With a 20mm offset and Jordan’s very own graphics aboard these bad boys, these are gonna be the must-have front end addition for a ton of street riders out there.” – DIG

Odyssey – Jacob Cable and the R15 Forks

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Odyssey dropped this fresh promo video featuring Jacob Cable dialing in his bike with a fresh R15 Fork for his bike. After getting his bike all setup, he proceeded to nose manual them like an absolute boss! If you’re looking for a strong, reliable fork with a steep offset that is great for nose manuals, the R15 fork should do the trick. Available through BMX shops and mail-orders like Source BMX that carry Odyssey for $144.99 now!

“R15 forks available now through your favorite shop and online! Steep 15mm offset with Tried & True 41-Thermal Heat Treatment and Lifetime Warranty. Jacob Cables favorite.” – Odyssey

Kink BMX – Stoic Fork

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Kink have released their new Stoic Fork for you to get your hands on! This BMX fork was designed for the riders looking for a steeper offset, along with a clean look and no shortage of strength! The Stoic fork is made from 100% TruTherm Post Weld Heat-Treated 4130 chromoly with tapered, ovalized and internal butting on the legs, and Investment Cast fork leg caps, and 5mm thick laser cut dropouts with 15mm and 20mm offset options! The Stoic fork should be right for any rider who is looking for a more responsive front end and better nose balance out in the streets. Available through BMX shops and mail-orders like Source BMX that carry Kink Worldwide, or the Kink Webstore for $139.99 – $159.99 now. Check out more details below!

Available in Black and Chrome color options.

Featuring tapered, ovalized and butted legs with strong welds to ensure you’re going to get a fork that can handle anything you throw at it.

“Kink Stoic forks put the focus on strength first and foremost, while maintaining a great aesthetic and super modern geometry. Stoic forks come in two different offset options, 15mm or 20mm, for a quick and responsive feel. The custom formed tapered and ovalized fork legs create additional hub guard clearance, while providing a ton of stiffness. Internally butted tubing adds all the strength where it’s needed, while keeping everything at a reasonable weight, both in the fork legs and steerer tube. The investment cast fork leg ends feature clean debossed K-Brick logos in the back and a generous radius in the front for plenty of peg clearance.” – Kink BMX

5mm thick laser cut Investment Cast dropouts with the K-Brick logo for a nice aesthetic touch! This fork comes with your choice of at 15mm or 20mm offset, giving you a responsive front end that’ll definitely help with nose balance.

Height: 316mm
Steerer Tube Length: 165mm
Offset: 15mm or 20mm
Dropout Slot: 3/8″ (10mm)
Bearing Race: Integrated Campy Spec
Compression Bolt: M24xP1.5 with 3/8″ Ratchet and 6mm Allen Broach
Material: 100% 4130 Chromoly
Heat Treatment: 100% TruTherm Post-Weld
Fork Leg: Tapered Oval with Internal Butting
Dropout Thickness: 5mm Laser Cut
Dropout Style: Invest Cast Fork Leg Caps with K-Brick Logo
Weight w/Cap: 34.1oz
Price: $139.99 (Black) / $159.99 (Chrome)

This fork is available through BMX shops and mail-orders like Source BMX that carry Kink Worldwide, or the Kink Webstore for $139.99 – $159.99 now.

How A BMX Fork Is Tested – Odyssey Stampy Fork Test

Have you ever wondered how a BMX fork is tested? Anyone who has been riding BMX long enough knows that Odyssey have upheld a reputation of having some amazing forks thanks to their quality and the 41-Thermal heat-treating process they use. This video above gives us a little look into the testing that they do to ensure they are producing the best forks that they can. The video gives you a brief look at how an Odyssey BMX fork is tested in a lab. This doesn’t necessarily apply to other BMX forks, but it’s how they get it done to ensure they are doing it right.

“As part of our mission to make the best BMX forks possible, we continue to refine the 41-Thermal® process at all stages of manufacturing. Each step in the process is held under strict scrutiny, and we continue to examine the strength and fatigue testing methods used to evaluate our designs.

STAMPY TEST GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE INDUSTRY STANDARD:
– Much higher load than industry standard EN tests
– Load is applied in the correct direction
– Proper mounting rig to replicate real world use
– Test doesn’t stop until the fork fails

In the previous round of Stampy fork tests we blew the industry standard EN tests for bicycle forks out of the water, and yet we still couldn’t break our own fork. In fact, we had to give up after running the fork for 2,000,000 cycles and with the machine operating at its ultimate limit.

So, in order to push the tests and our forks even harder we created an updated rig design that would let us supply much more force than the last time around. With this test we doubled up the cylinders that are applying the load and ramped the force up by 25%, going from 4000 Newtons to 5000 Newtons. That’s just over half a ton! (1124 lbf per cycle). Even so, at half a million cycles we started to wonder how long our forks were going to last, and since our competitor’s forks had already been taken to failure, we decided to ramp up the load on our forks to 6000 Newtons (1349 lbf), 50% higher than the previous tests, and after over 650,000 cycles, we were finally able to break them.

It is important to note that the 41-Thermal forks not only outperformed every other model that we tested by a huge margin, but that they did so while being lighter than most of the other forks too. This is direct evidence that proper design, engineering and manufacturing are much more important factors than simply always making the part heavier in hopes of making it stronger.

UNMATCHED AND LEGENDARY LIFETIME WARRANTY:
– Best in class replacement program
– Warranty against bending, cracking, and breaking
– No fine print to limit coverage to basic manufacturing defects

When you see how hard we push to make the best forks; to make them better and better every chance we get, it is easy to understand why our legendary lifetime warranty against bending and breaking is still around 20 years after we first introduced it. And when you see the contrast between our forks and our competitors you can also quickly see why most of their warranties have long since been quietly canceled or modified with complicated terms and conditions that usually limit the warranty to manufacturing defects alone.

Feel free to contact us at stampy@odysseybmx.com with any questions you may have.” – Odyssey

Kink BMX – Hobie Doan Rides The CST Fork

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The crew at Kink coming through with a fresh video featuring Hobie Doan putting their CST Forks to work out in the streets! Hit play and let Hobie tell you about the fork a bit and enjoy some real solid clips from Hobie and Ben Basford!

“Kink Pro Hobie Doan has been really into our Kink CST Forks since joining the squad, and lays down some insight and shredding to back it up!

Kink CST Forks are available now at Kinkbmx.com and finer BMX retailers worldwide!

Shot by Darryl Tocco.” – Kink

You can learn more about the CST Fork over on the Kink website!