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I want to replace my Dedacciai Black Rain carbon forks (https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Dedacciai-Blac ... _48156.htm). They're no longer available.

Unfortunately the fork I wanted for my 2010 Kinesis T2 (the DC07) is no longer made by Kinesis.

Someone from Kinesis wrote "the frame you have only accepts a straight 1 1.8” steerer fork" and recommended the Tifosi SR7, but I wonder if anyone could vouch for the SPA CYCLES Carbon-Alloy Road Fork (er, it'll fit, right?).

https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m21b0s29p26 ... -Road-Fork

While I'm on could someone also recommend appropriate headset bearings, please? Cheers.

Just check length, rake, trail etc if you want a perfect match but 1 1/8 is the important thing plus length of steering column.
Alternatively the Chinese do miliions and thats where your Kinesis and the Spa ones come from. Some people worry about quality. My experiences have been fine.

Wound-Up make such a fork, but they're not cheap: https://woundupcomposites.com/product/commuter-1-1-8/.

keyboardmonkey wrote: ↑12 May 2021, 7:12pm I want to replace my Dedacciai Black Rain carbon forks (https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Dedacciai-Blac ... _48156.htm). They're no longer available.

Unfortunately the fork I wanted for my 2010 Kinesis T2 (the DC07) is no longer made by Kinesis.

Someone from Kinesis wrote "the frame you have only accepts a straight 1 1.8” steerer fork" and recommended the Tifosi SR7, but I wonder if anyone could vouch for the SPA CYCLES Carbon-Alloy Road Fork (er, it'll fit, right?).

https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m21b0s29p26 ... -Road-Fork

While I'm on could someone also recommend appropriate headset bearings, please? Cheers.

Fork offset and axle to crown race dimensions are the same within a millimetre or two, so OK on that front.
As far as I know, the Spa forks have alloy steerer/crown and dropouts, with carbon legs bonded on.
The shop doesn't seem to be knee-deep in broken forks, so I guess they are OK. Usual things to keep an eye on are corrosion of the alloy bits (particularly if used on salted roads) ....this can undermine the carbon bond, and accidental damage, of course.

I have a Stronglight O light "R" headset on one bike thats several years old, every couple of years I unpick a grease seal out of the cartridge bearings and re-grease them.
The cheap Tange headset draws a few complaints on here.
(if your headset is integrated, i have no idea!)

Thanks, all. It’s looking like I’ll order the Spa forks.

531colin wrote: ↑13 May 2021, 1:53pm ... Usual things to keep an eye on are corrosion of the alloy bits (particularly if used on salted roads) ....this can undermine the carbon bond, and accidental damage, of course.

I have a Stronglight O light "R" headset on one bike thats several years old, every couple of years I unpick a grease seal out of the cartridge bearings and re-grease them.
The cheap Tange headset draws a few complaints on here.
(if your headset is integrated, i have no idea!)

I reckon when the forks arrive I’ll fit the old bearings to make sure they’re compatible and if yes order some more from the shop that fitted them. (I’m wondering if after a few minor prangs, then clamping in a turbo, I might have helped enforce the retirement of my Deda forks.)

Thanks again, gang.

Condor Pioggia

Or Dolan

https://www.dolan-bikes.com/dolan-carbo ... att-black/

Thanks for the suggestions. By chance I picked up some forks, albeit without mudguard eyelets, when I bought a pre-loved bike at the weekend. I’ll give them a try...