Note: Delivery includes the fork only. Other products shown serve solely illustrative purposes and will not be delivered.
Note: For illustrative purposes the product is shown in another color or variation. Delivery includes the fork only. Other products shown serve solely illustrative purposes and will not be delivered.
The spring rate of the fork's Light version is ideal for riders with a body weight under 85 kg.
Lauf forks are designed to maintain the lightness and reliability of rigid forks, while offering absorption and traction in small bumps that conventional suspension forks can’t match. The stiction and slow response of conventional suspension forks make them unable to keep up with the Lauf Carbonara.
The 26" fat / 29"+ Lauf Carbonara is designed for fatbikes with a 15 x 150 mm thru axle and tapered head tube. The fork length measures 495 mm, which makes it fit perfectly to fatbike frames. The rake is 51 mm for the perfect balance of agile handling and great stability.
The springs of a Lauf fork don‘t really care about temperatures or any other environmental conditions: mud, salt, sand etc. This keeps the Carbonara performing flawlessly whether you find yourself in freezing Antarctica or scorching Sahara. It’s reassuring to know when going on an epic adventure that the Carbonara is completely maintenance free. So you can stop thinking so much about your suspension and just ride as hard as you can.
If you are riding a long stroke fork in rough AM riding, then you want dampening in your suspension. You need it to stay in control and to effectively kill all the energy charged into the long stroke fork during the big hits of AM riding. But with the limited suspension travel of a Lauf fork you are not charging that much energy into the suspension so that it needs to be
absorbed by dampening in the rebound. Therefore there is no need for lockout and you can filter out all those small bumps you frequently encounter, without wasting energy.
The
Lauf Spring System (LSS) is a patent pending technology, including Integrated Pocket Layup for maximal bonding strength and connection rigidity between the fork leaves and structure. The LSS allows to keep the unsprung parts as light
as a leaf, at only 260 grams.
The design of the Lauf Carbonara is based on a
Zero Maintenance philosophy around eliminating all moving parts, and therefore, friction or any need for service. Lauf's own tests show that the monocoque carbon fiber structure delivers incredible strength without showing any signs of wear and tear.
The leaves of the Lauf Spring System (LSS) are made of military-spec high-performance
S2 glass fibers, which are shockingly flexible and very impact resistant. The same material has been used for armour tanks - the springs of a Lauf fork are practically unbreakable.
To keep the suspension from feeling bouncy Lauf set the spring rate of its forks fairly high. Therefore only 60 mm of travel are needed. So in most cases you won’t even notice that it’s moving at all. You’ll just notice how the surface suddenly feels a whole lot smoother.
The Carbonara features a
progressive spring rate what means that the further the fork compresses the springs become stiffer. This helps keeping the fork from bottoming out while staying sensitive to small high-frequency bumps. That the 60 mm travel of the Lauf fork are not troubled with static friction supports this, too. The absence of friction also results in a high energy efficiency - a Lauf fork will not waste your hard earned joules.
Rider weight limit: max. 120 kg (265 lbs)
