Rake – how far is the axle moved from the steering axis.Important to determine the wheel size which the fork is made for. Fork legs length, or to be more precise, the length between the crown-steerer intersection, to the dropout.Steerer tube length – for big frames, or when looking for a more upright seating position, with higher handlebars, it is important to have a long steerer tube.There are three dimensions important when choosing a bicycle fork:

The part below that intersection is visible. The point where the steerer tube and the crown connect is the point up to which the fork is inside the frame. It consists of a steerer tube, crown and fork legs and dropout for receiving wheel axle. Suspension corrected rigid forksĪ bicycle fork is a part of the bicycle on which the front wheel is mounted and which is turned via handlebars in order to steer the bicycle. Brakes mounted on fork leg mounts ….3.2.3. Brakes mounted at the centre of the fork ….3.2.2.

A separate post explains the names of bicycle fork and headset bearing parts. This post explains bicycle fork types and basic terms.