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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: NYSoul on September 14, 2006, 12:02 PM

Title: Kore Forks
Post by: NYSoul on September 14, 2006, 12:02 PM

Anyone know anything about these? Just been given a pair with a few other bits, They have "Kore X Flatland" on them. They are dated 1995

Title: Re: Kore Forks
Post by: David on September 14, 2006, 09:20 PM

Zero rake?

Title: Re: Kore Forks
Post by: theRuler on September 14, 2006, 09:21 PM

kore pioneered the zero rake fork along with (but not before) KHE in the early 90's

i think the kore forks were cheaper

Title: Re: Kore Forks
Post by: NYSoul on September 14, 2006, 11:26 PM

Quote from: David on September 14, 2006, 09:20 PM

Zero rake?
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Yeah, zero rake. They nearly went in the skip as they came with a load of bits off an Apollo (or something just as bad), it was only because they had an ACS Boa on that i gave them a second look and noticed how good the welds were ;)

I only asked as i had never heard of them. I'll get a picture of them and post it up

Title: Re: Kore Forks
Post by: harris on September 15, 2006, 08:01 AM

i had a set in 2001 from custom riders around £70 cant remember to much about them but must have been ok as i had them for a while.

Title: Re: Kore Forks
Post by: David on September 15, 2006, 10:34 AM

Most saw duty on a Morales -

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f95/go_david/morales.jpg)


Phil Dolan -

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f95/go_david/phil_dolan_morales.jpg)

Title: Re: Kore Forks
Post by: BrianP on September 15, 2006, 10:44 AM

Believe Bob Morales did some design work for Kore whilst running the Morales frame co.
(didn't they (kore) make a bashguard way back?)

Probably the reason why the kore forks were packaged with the Morales frames?


Bp.

Title: Re: Kore Forks
Post by: David on September 15, 2006, 10:46 AM

On ebay, they ain't makin' wot they oughta -

http://cgi.ebay.com/Kore-Flatland-Fork_W0QQitemZ180024914197QQihZ008QQcategoryZ56188QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/Kore-Flatland-Fork_W0QQitemZ180024914197QQihZ008QQcategoryZ56188QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

I'll match that price if you wanna sell 'em...  ;)

Title: Re: Kore Forks
Post by: blindingsun on September 16, 2006, 11:26 PM

i just got rid of a set of these, they are nice 14mm drop out zero offset flatland forx. they come with adapters to take them down to 10mm. they are well built and the chroming is good, but they are over built and heavy. dropouts are too big generally and the fork is just soo heavy.
get the new oddyssey flat forks if you want zero offset.
chris.
the flatlander.

Title: Re: Kore Forks
Post by: WizardWeb on September 17, 2006, 02:56 PM

Bob Morales started Kore.... amongst a few other companies by the look of it...

http://www.23mag.com/gens/moralesb.htm