Probably the most noticeable manifestation of the flex is some vibration when using the front brake hard. I can understand why Carver has made the caveat as to the intended use of the fork. The flexy, shock absorbing nature of titanium is readily apparent and although this bike is primarily a beach and snow bike it does get ridden on trails and around town where I have not found the flex to be a major issue but this is also not my primary trail bike and I don’t put it to the hard test like I do my normal rig. The ride of the Ti O’Beast is plush to say the least. No problem getting your 100mm rim with BFLs on it in there!

I am using 82mm Rolling Darryls with Big Fat Larrys on this bike and the combo works great with plenty of clearance between the fork legs at about 18mm per side. so if you have a rear spaced hub on the front of your fatbike, ask them about one when you order.

Note, however, that this is not a common application yet so you may need a new hub or a spacer on your 135mm front hub. Noteworthy here is that a 210mm steerer is not exactly long for a fat-bike so measure yours before you commit! ( UPDATE! As I was fact checking for this story I learned that not only is the new batch of Ti O’Beast forks in stock but the new version has a longer steerer at 240mm!)Īlso fortuitous was that the Carver fork uses a 135mm front-specific spacing and, while the White Brothers uses a direct, post-style mount and the Carver uses an ISO 160mm front mount, the good thing was when the Magura MT2 caliper was installed the front-specific Paul Component Engineering WHUB worked perfectly. By shear happenstance the 210mm steerer was almost exactly the correct length out of the box to replace the White Brothers fork that I had cut down. The Ti O’Beast, as the name implies, is made from Titanium and is designed for a symmetrical wheel build. If your fat bike is your everyday summer trail bike we recommend the Carbon O’Beast fork. It is designed to be used on, and proved a great ride characteristics in, snow and sand. If you are looking to stiffen the front end of your bike up, this fork is NOT for you. Precisely where this particular bike sees 90% of its use.įor what it is worth, Bikeman offers the following caveat on their website in the description of the Ti O’beast fork: I replaced a White Brothers Carbon Snowpack fork on Tatanka Prototype #1 because I needed the White Brothers fork for another project and because, according to Carver, the intended use of this fork is sand and snow. Thanks to Carver and Bikeman we had a super special deal on the Ti O’Beast fat-bike fork for our newsletter subscribers a while back and I just had to shell out my own hard-earned bucks for one.

Beast by Mark Carver