I’ve always been a bit wary of it due to my size and tendency to ‘Monster-Truck’ everything. Let’s just say my nickname isn’t ‘finesse’. So when I read up on carbon 29′er forks, I was pleased to find the On-One version. Stiff, light and in the right price range I had. It was just after the SSWC in Aviemore, Scotland in 2007 and they were on sale. (That will be a recurring theme, by the way… Why pay thru the nose when you can either wait a while and get it on sale, or scour around and find it cheaper somewhere?)

Anyhow, it’s been thru quite a bit of riding and I can safely say I love love love this fork. Light enough to lift over everything and stiff enough to inspire confidence; its awesome. Match this with some light aluminum frame or even a Karate Monkey (like me…) and you’re good to go.  I’ve even taken a few spills on it, and there’s not even a scratch. Unbelieveable. (I may swap back out to my KM fork at the end of the year though. I’m sure there is a lifespan on these things, and I don’t need another fork blowing up on me.)

All-in-all it was a good investment for me, and I can recommend it to anyone looking for a carbon fork that’s stiff, light and won’t burn a huge hole in your wallet.

—me