The material available for the suspension front end on fat bikes is manageable: there's the Rock Shox Bluto, then the Bluto... and then the Bluto again. But a few innovative Icelanders want to change that: The makers of Lauf Forks have enlarged their existing fork to fatbike dimensions and subjected it to successful tests.

The Lauf fork rolls along in its own unique design, with fiberglass plates providing rather homogeneous suspension travel. As with the previously known cross-country version, 60 millimetres of travel are in play, the fork should work linearly in the mid-stroke and offer strong progression when the maximum stroke is reached.

The running fatbike fork "Carbonara" is expected to be available in the course of May or June.

www.laufforks.com