Today I had to do some maintenance on my Mongoose Grit gravel bike and so I took the opportunity to go in depth on the Toseek Carbon MTB fork. Toseek Carbon Fork amzn.to/41HZLh7
Barely ride the thing. I’m mostly on roller trainers with my road bike when at home or mtbing when traveling. Never can get in the gravel. But it handles single track
You will need to transfer the crown race from your old fork to the new one. Crown races comes with headsets. So the only time you would need a new one is when you get a new headset
I sold the bike to my nephew who live in Pennsylvania and he rides it 100 miles every weekend in the mountains. Just spoke to him yesterday and he said it’s still strong. He just need to replace tires. lol. Definitely getting the monies worth out of it.
i’ve had one of these on my commuter for 5 years / 6209 miles now. it’s developed more and more fore & aft movement over time, so i took it off and have found there is a crack on the flat area on top of the crown, just outside where the race sits. i imagine it started quite awhile ago and has been propagating slowly. take that as “could fail” or “likely wont catastrophically fail,” the choice is yours. that said, i already have another one on order.
I have one on my gravel grinder. I'm a big guy and frankly worry that it's going to catastrophically break on me. That being said, I have run it down some single track, lots of gravel roads. It has been solid so far.
I just got a allie express carbon fork to replace my suspension fork on my hardtail . I actually have a bit higher stack from previous and like the more upright position . I already use higher pressures in my suspensions so the change is not incredibly dramatic . This is a good way to transition boosting pressure in suspension and not going cold turkey . We shall see on how it holds up.
I could be wrong, but my idea of a "long-term" review is one that comes after thousands of miles and a number of years. A hundred miles is just a couple of shakedown rides, if you ask me. But like I said, I could be wrong.
Lmao. I’ll update it my dude. Got about a nice 2k on the miles. No issues. Lmao. When I first built that bike I never rode it. But I ride single track on that fork. These pavement princesses with gravel bikes don’t out they’re bikes through what I do. Suggestion is to buy the fork. I take it down stair sets of doom.
Nice review! I got the 26er fork on my gravel bike with 700c wheels and it's been pretty good so far. Plenty of space for fenders but it doesn't have fender mounts so I used an SKS fender that kinda clamps to the legs of the fork. I clamped it on pretty tight but zero cracks so far.
I have it on my Kent Genesis Bohe and I didn't cut the steerer tube for a more upright position. No alignment issues and easy to install. I just had to buy a budget sealed bearing headset for it. I love it!
Is it absolutely necessary to switch out the headset when transitioning to a carbon fiber fork? If so, do you recall what headset/bearings you upgraded to? Looking to do this to my Grit. Thanks!
@@derekopp2123 hey Derek. It’s not necessary, I ended up doing it because I wanted sealed bearings. I ended up going with a cheap Meroca Headset from amazing. I think I put the link in the description. If not let me know and I’ll go search for it
It’s contingent on the geometry. If you are using an MTB frame , then to keep the geometry the same you would have to get a 29er but then you end up with a huge gap between the wheel and the crown. What frame are you using? I could try to see if I could look up the geometry of the frame I could give you a ballpark idea of where to start
@@HippieMTB depending on the editing software you use the fix is gonna be different. Should be a videos on RU-vid showing you how. Anyway thanks for the video and sorry for being rude
Great review. Much appreciated! I've got the same fork which is for my 29er mtb. I had a problem that the crown ring didn't drop down and fit tight like yours but was reluctant to start filing this area. It hasn't been a problem. There was a small 1mm piece of carbon swarf inside the drop out which I gently filed down to give better alignment when the wheel is fitted. I've also sprayed this area with a quality paint to protect the exposed carbon. I had problem adjusting the brake cylinder to stop the disc rubbing the pads but filing down the tiny piece of swarf helped. When riding and the fork is stressed say on a tight turn, I can hear a bit of disc rub but can live with that. I'm thoroughly enjoying this fork. Light, responsive, not to hard on the hands/wrist and changes the character of my bike ride. All the best from Somerset, UK!
That’s great to hear Trevor. I absolutely love this fork as well. Took it for another ride the other day and hit some proper stair sets of doom and still holding up. That’s amazing that you were able to find a work around.
@@geojulio9549 To be honest, the original 29er quick release fork from Topeak has been a disappointment. On steep cornering, the fork twists and causes the disc break to bind and scrape. I've replaced it with an Airwolf factory Ebay purchase from Shenzhen. This has been a great success. It's a thru bolt 29er and much less prone to twisting as a result.
I have a 27.5er Orbra Compair 2009 and was wondering if its possible to use the 29er or 26er fork for a gravel conversion. In addition I got a question, but which BB and Headset works for it, I bought a semintegrated headset with sealed bearrings and didnt fit so ):
I have this fork, it’s probably the flimsiest most sketchy feeling fork I’ve ever used. Brake mounts were not faced properly so mounting callipers properly was initially impossible, had it on for maybe 4months now, and I’ve just ordered a replacement from a proper manufacturer so I can ride without feeling that it’ll snap
Been using the fork on my 700c fixie with a flat bar and an xtr (f) disk brake assembly & lever. Wanted a light but strong front end to cope with often very rough and sometimes unpredictable, urban/city roads.
That’s dope. Yeah I haven’t been disappointed about this fork. Still have the bike and still don’t bat an eye when I take it off small drops and stair sets
I have the Moo goose grit from Walmart the tires come 700x40c ..my question can I go smaller like 700X35 with aftermarket tires with the stock wheels …
Checking out the stock wheels that I still have in the garage it seems that you may be able to get away with a 35mm tire, but that seems to be the lowest you can safely go.
Hi! I appreciate your work! Is it still in one piece? How do you feel about this fork after another half a year? Would you buy this again or save for ritchey (600$)?
Hey mavier. Thank you and yes it is still holding strong. I’m going to do an update video. I rode some stair sets of doom on it and it’s a beast. Personally I wouldn’t save 600 for the a Ritchey. If it was mtb suspension I would have no issue spending that kind of money on a fox or rockshox.
Oldest son left to college and now I have an extra hardtail. Im thinking of making it a single speed, drop bar with this fork & gravel tires. I will be using it behind my neighborhood on a flat gravel trail to run my cattle dog. Has this fork held up for yall?
The only thing you would need is a pressure fit top cap since it’s a carbon steerer tube. That’s if you don’t have one already. Also you’ll want to buy a new headset and upgrade from the stock. I suggest a sealed bb one. It’s a 1 1/8 steerer tube. Also grease. Everything else just transfers over it the new fork.
That’s awesome that you ordered one. No you don’t have to order a new crown race. Just use the one off your old fork. The only time you need a new crown race is when you guy a new headset and they come with one.
