Wren Sports seeks bike brands for its OEM eCargo bike fork

Following the opening of Wren Sports Europe, US based fork and component experts Wren Sports is seeking bike brands for its new suspension fork for the eCargo bike market in Europe.

Wren Sports was founded by Kevin Wren and Russ Johnson after they met working together for Shimano USA and the company has quickly grown to be viewed as an expert in the component and fork market for adventure cyclists and mountain bikers around the world. The company’s range of components includes stems, bars, cages, racks, seat posts and hubs whilst their fork range includes rigid and inverted suspension forks for fatbikes, mountain bikes and eBikes.

Wren’s new fork features its inverted suspension design with easy maintenance specifically developed for the growing eCargo bike market.

The Wren Inverted Coil suspension fork is based on its renowned inverted Trail fork but the Twin Air system has been replaced with a coil spring for the eCargo bike option and designed for 20” wheels. Designed for minimum maintenance and maximum reliability, the travel can be adjusted to suit the geometry of the bike and, as with the TwinAir forks, the coil option comes with hard anodised 36mm stanchions and 43mm uppers and features the same all-weather dampers.

The eCargo version of the fork also offers OEM customers the opportunity to customise with custom dropouts to fit a fender and coil weight specifically for their bike design. The coil design makes the fork as bullet proof as is possible for a cargo bike carrying heavy loads with all maintenance being possible using basic shop tools.

Both the Wren Inverted TwinAir and Coil forks feature a unique key system which eliminates torsional flex and are fully backed by a worldwide network of authorised service centres.

Richard Hurst, MD of Wren Sports Europe said the launch of these latest forks is just another step in an ongoing commitment to providing cost effective and reliable fork and component solutions to an ever-changing market:

“Since launching almost a decade ago Wren Sports has continuously innovated and brought a range of products to the consumer and we have been working with a number of bike brands with their OEM specifications and the eCargo bike fork is a good example of this,” he said.

“The move towards micro-mobility has switched from being an expression of social conscience and eco credentials to also being one of practicality and comfort. An uncomfortable seating position and spine rattling ride has been replaced with modern geometry and front suspension on eCargo Bikes that now protect your precious cargo whether that’s the kids or fresh produce from the market.”

“Using an eBike or eCargo bikes to zip around town is simply quicker, cheaper and more practical in many cases and with this change in consumer behaviour, we in the bike industry need to ensure we move with them.

“Our new eCargo fork is based upon one of our inverted forks that we adapted for an international bike manufacturer. Their specification was for a coil fork for an eCargo bike with a 110mm hub for 20 inch wheels with 70mm travel and fender mounts. Of course we have the flexibility to adapt the fork for any OEM customers. Wren Sports is committed to this ongoing development and these latest fork offerings demonstrate this commitment.”

With regards to the forks inverted design, Hurst adds: “An Inverted fork design simply works better in our opinion. By inverting the fork so that the lighter stanchions are on the bottom, we reduce the mass of the moving part of the fork so that it will react quicker and easier to the trail. This moves the longer, stronger tubes to the top where they are mounted to the crown to form an extremely strong chassis. Inverting also positions the seals downward so that all kinds of bad stuff from the trail or road doesn’t sit on them and get pulled into your fork.”

Wren is keen to speak with bike brands about OEM customisation and supply as production of the forks has already started.

Please contact Richard Hurst at Richard@wrensports.com or +44 774 705 0706