Lauf Grit SL Fork Review

Lauf Grit SL Fork Reviews

Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £900 (RRP: £900)

Take a look now to discover what makes Lauf Grit SL Fork worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.

Lauf Grit SL Fork Review


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Lauf Grit SL Fork features

Lauf Grit SL Fork specs

Lauf Grit SL Fork
Spec 1

Colour: Naked Matte

Other Forks found with this Spec: 1

Spec 2

Option: 15mm Axle, 12mm Axle

Other Forks found with this Spec: 1

Feature 1

Material: Monocoque Carbon fibre

Other Forks found with this feature: 2

Feature 2

Use: Road, Gravel

Other Forks found with this feature: 24

Feature 3

Hub Spacing: 100mm

Other Forks found with this feature: 4

Feature 4

Rake: 47mm

Other Forks found with this feature: 2

Feature 5

Wheel Size: 700c or 27.5″

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Travel: 30mm

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Steerer: 1 1/8-1 1/2″, tapered

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Minimum Rotor Size: 160mm

Other Forks found with this feature: 4

Feature 9

Weight: 850g (approx)

Other Forks found with this feature: 4

Price

£900

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Forks. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Lauf Grit SL Fork.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Lauf Grit SL Fork is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Forks. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Forks. Brands like Lauf are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Forks category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Forks.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Lauf Grit SL Fork

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Lauf Grit SL Fork.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Lauf Grit SL Fork was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £900 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Forks

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Forks.

We found 168 in the Forks category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £481.31, making it above average at £900.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Forks. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £1899.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.16.

With 168 products available we worked out that 32 cost more than Lauf Grit SL Fork and 135 were cheaper.

Cost of Lauf products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 2 products from Lauf, of which 2 were in the Forks category.

For now though we’re looking at Lauf branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £800.00 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Lauf product we found was £700.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £900.00.

Of the 2 from Lauf, 0 were more expensive than Lauf Grit SL Fork and 1 were cheaper.

How much are Lauf Forks?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Lauf products that are listed in the Forks category.

The average price of the 2 products that match this search was £800.00, with the cheapest coming in at £700.00 and highest price was £900.00. With the average being £800.00, Lauf Grit SL Fork comes in above average.

0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Lauf Grit SL Fork and 1 were cheaper.


Lauf Grit SL Fork Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Lauf Grit SL Fork reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Lauf Grit SL Fork, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Forks category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Lauf Grit SL Fork or another similar product, like X Fusion Sweep 34 RL2 Boost Forks reviews or X Fusion Sweep 34 HLR Boost Forks reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Forks.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Forks. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Lauf, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Lauf Grit SL Fork

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Lauf Grit SL Fork reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Lauf Grit SL Fork. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.1/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25308815289
  • Product ID 2: 763351UK
  • Brand: Lauf
  • Model number: LA-FORK-KY1009-6S
  • RRP: £900
  • EAN: 5694230186525
  • Description: Lauf Grit SL ForkThis top-quality fork is specifically engineered for gravel use as it offers awesome comfort and control as you zip across mixed terrain surfaces. Helping you take your adventures further than ever before, this fantastic model eliminates all moving parts from its design. This allows for zero maintenance while its monocoque carbon fibre structure delivers incredible strength and stiffness to your ride. 30mm Travel Gravel ForkProviding you with 30mm of travel with a progressive spring rate, the further this fork compresses the more its springs become stiffer. This means you’ll enjoy a more versatile component which prevents bottoming without sacrificing small bump compliance. Working flawlessly in all weather conditions, this is a perfect choice of upgrade for riders who want superior smoothness, speed, traction and less weight. Features: Material: Monocoque Carbon fibre Use: Road, Gravel Hub Spacing: 100mm Rake: 47mm Wheel Size: 700c or 27.5″ Travel: 30mm Steerer: 1 1/8-1 1/2″, tapered Minimum Rotor Size: 160mm Weight: 850g (approx)Buy Lauf Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Frames & Forks > Forks
  • Size: 12mm Axle
  • Unisex
  • 0
  • Adult

Other options for Forks

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Forks. 168 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Lauf Grit SL Fork included,
X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks reviews, X Fusion McQueen 34 HLR Boost Forks reviews, or we really liked the look of Marzocchi Bomber Z2 Boost MTB Forks 2021 reviews as another alternative.

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