Ready to load up your ride and get out of town? For longer adventures, you may be considering options like increased storage and dynamo lighting. If so, you also might want to consider the new carbon forks from Cinq.
Offered in two flavors, the Cinq Adventure fork is designed to fit up to 27.5 x 3″ or 29 x 3″ tires. Suspension corrected, the fork has an axle to crown length of 495mm and a 51mm offset along with a 1.5 to 1.125″ tapered steerer. A 15 x 110mm Boost thru axle keeps the wheel in place, while 160mm post mounts include replaceable hardware to easily repair damaged threads.
That concept continues to the three pack mounts on each fork leg which use what Cinq calls their CSA or Carbon-Steel Attachment System. Instead of bonding threaded inserts into the fork, the mounts have a steel insert that goes all the way through the fork leg. This is said to increase the cargo carrying capabilities while allowing you to replace the threads if they’re damaged in the future.
You’ll also find fender mounts, and internal dynamo wire routing which leads up to center hole through the crown which can be used to mount fender or a light, or both. While the dynamo routing is internal to protect the wire, the brake cable routing is external for ease of installation. Weighing in at 860g with the axle, the fork sells for €590.
- Steerer Tube: Tapered 1.5” – 1 1/8”
- Length (A/C height): 495mm at 51mm offset
- Axle: 15mm x 110mm boost
- Eyelets: Bikepacking and lowrider eyelets
- Mounts: Lighting, fender, brake (native post-mount 160mm)
- Electrical: Internal wiring cable routing for light and power supply
- Tire clearance: 27.5×3″or 29×3″ tires
- Weight: 770g w/o hardware, 860g w/hardware
- Hardware: Includes axle and bolts/barrels
The Cinq Touring fork is very similar, but designed around 27.5 x 2.2″ or 700c x 50mm tires. Built with a 400mm axle to crown measurement and 47mm offset, the fork uses a 15 x 100mm thru axle and straight 1 1/8″ steerer.
With those exceptions, when it comes to the mounting hardware, the Touring fork uses the same system as the Adventure fork with the same specifications. Weighing in at 640g with the axle, the fork sells for the same €590.
Both are available now and ship world wide – except to the U.S. That is due to the fact that these are rebranded CoLab forks from the folks at Cycle Monkey. The same forks are available in the U.S. as CoLab models, plus there is an additional tapered version of the 700c fork available. Cycle Monkey points out that the forks are rated for tandem/loaded touring with the ability to use 203mm rotors which sets them apart from most 700c forks.
- Steerer Tube: Straight 1-1/8”
- Length (A/C height): 400mm at 47mm offset
- Axle: 15mm x 100mm
- Eyelets: Bikepacking and lowrider eyelets
- Mounts: Lighting, fender, brake (native post-mount 160mm)
- Electrical: Internal wiring cable routing for light and power supply
- Tire clearance: 700x50mm
- Weight: 550g w/o hardware, 640g w/hardware
- Hardware: Includes axle and bolts/barrels
