I have been testing the Dartmoor Bronx forks for the last 5 months.  And now I'm ready to let you know how it has held up and what my opinion of it is... I would like to begin with the fact that it’s a rigid fork. Many riders don’t see why others ride rigid. So first I would like to explain why it's a good option: 

It’s really light, really solid, cheap compared to suspension forks,
you will never need to service or nor will you have any problems
with the suspension not working well or leaking oil.
And for me the main reason to ride rigid is that there’s no need
for suspension on street and skateparks, nor is there on well-built dirts.
Also I like how it feels really reliable. With some tricks it just feels good
to know that it will always handle the same and the front end won’t suddenly
pop harder then you wanted because of the rebound or the other way
round. Also it feels more dialed with nosetricks and absorbs none of the
power while flowing through dirts, pumptracks or skateparks.

Back to the Dartmoor Bronx fork:
They went for safe choice going for a 430mm axle-to-crown (a2c) length.
In this case a safe choice is a good choice, since 430mm is a medium length
for rigid forks, which means it will ride well with every decent street, dirt and
park frame. An average fork length will make sure your bike won’t feel like
riding a chopper (when a fork is too long) but it won’t make your front end
feel heavy (when a fork is too low).

One of my favourite things about this fork is the short offset: the distance that
your axle will be sticking out towards the front, measured from the centre of the
the legs of the fork, is only 25mm.
I love doing nosetricks like nosemanuals and combining tricks with nosetaps,
and the short offset definitely makes those tricks easier. But it’s not only good
for nosetricks: barspin fans won’t need to buy really short flatland cranks anymore
if they want to have more barspin clearance. This fork will give them 10 to 12mm
extra space between their front wheel and foot while doing a barspin or x-up.
Also the short offset shortens your wheelbase, which means you can spin a bit
faster and your front end will feel a bit lighter because the front wheel is closer to the back (= smaller lever with the same toptube length).

Another part I really like about the fork is the low weight. Before I used to ride rigid
forks that were between 1.3 and 1.5kg, and putting these forks in really makes
a big difference. The front end of my bike became a lot lighter, which makes it
easier to bunnyhop and to manual.

I’ve been riding this fork for about 5 months now and I’ve been extra hard on it.
Hucked some 2m drops to flat, hit many big jumps on it, crashed with it and bailed
it a lot of times, rode it as hard as I could on street, park, dirt and even a little downhill
(please go ride suspension for downhill to save your joints) and it’s still holding out perfectly.

Also the fork has many small but very nice details. It’s got many laser cuts to save
unnecessary  weight and it look really nice! For example the way they cut the
‘Dartmoor’ text into the legs next to the dropouts simply looks amazing.
Another detail I really like is the compression bolt. Several rigid forks tend to have
problems with the starnuts slipping, but that won’t happen on these as there’s
no starnut involved: the compression bolt (/topcap) has thread beneath it, and
so does the inside of the steerertube. So you fit the topcap straight into the fork.
Can’t go wrong with that!

I’ve been thinking a lot of what downsides this fork has. It’s been a hard task..
The only downside I was able to find is that footjams are not so toe-friendly with
24” wheels if you don’t put your foot in the correct position. But exactly the same
goes to any other rigid fork out there when riding 24” wheels.
Footjams with 26” wheels should be fine though.

The 180mm steerertube is long enough to make your fork fit into every street,
park and dirt specific frame. The tapered legs look clean and are light, and the
fork is made of triple butted Cr-Mo 4130 steel and is heat treated after welding.

You can get the Dartmoor Bronx forks for around 150,- euros, depending at which
shop you buy it (can be a little bit more or less).

Dartmoor Bronx forks are available in black, white and blue.

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