Anybody know much about amp forks?

[mwflex]

bought an old proflex to ride around whilst i finish my build, and came across these forks which i don't know much about..

if anyone knows the history, like which bikes they were fitted to, would be good to know

i only remember girvin forks being fitted.
these amp ones are in v good condition also.

rest of the bike has xt and some great xtr cantis

comments welcome!

 

[mwflex]

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[orange71]

good set of forks, came with AMP Research bikes (e.g. http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... highlight=), but also on their own. I've had 2 or 3 over the years. Nice and light, look a bit different, linkages bit prone to wear. The bolts you see on the outside are made of cheese, be very careful when doing/undoing as they will round. Good forks You can still get many spares from the states too even now.

http://www.amp-research.com/company/his ... ain-bikes/

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

Those are F3s, bonded aluminium legs. Nice, light forks.

What do you want to know?

I've a set of F2s going on a lightweight build. They're a bit of a marmite fork, people seem to either love or hate them. I think they're the epitome of 90's bike innovation (Beautiful, functional, but a dead-end design).

If you're ever thinking of switching to V brakes, I've been trying to get hold of one of those canti hangers for a while...

 

[mwflex]

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thanks,
i'll be stripping this in a couple of weeks when my main build is complete so willbe carefull with the outside bolts on the forks .

do like the look of them though and when i rode today they felt good.