What is the weight difference between fixed forks and suspension forks

[Martman]

Does anyone know?

 

[wheres_my_beard]

That depends on the budget and proposed use, and material used. Some sus forks weigh less than non sus, some don't. I don't think theres a rule of thumb for this.

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[defy-one]

I sometimes think I should swap the front sus of my MTB to a straight fork. Is this possible, should I. What's the cost?

 

[Cyclist33]

I'll go out on a limb and say for a price point of around £200 (ie the entry point for good front suspension), sprung forks will be around the 2 kg mark, an equivalent size and shape carbon fork around 800g. So roughly 40% of the weight.

I have often fantasised about putting carbon forks on my mtb. I saw a Boardman hardtail in Halfords the other week, which had a carbon fork. It looked pretty hot!

Stu