{"id":2099192,"date":"2026-08-18T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2099192"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:00:00","slug":"mosaic-couldnt-find-a-proper-fork-for-their-new-32er-so-they-created-a-component-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2099192","title":{"rendered":"Mosaic couldn\u2019t find a proper fork for their new 32er, so they created a component company"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Again and again, one of the most significant hurdles bike manufacturers have encountered when trying to produce a 32\u201d bike is that there just aren\u2019t components available. For many, manufacturing a frame is the easy part. They struggle to find the wheels, tires, fork, and other components.<\/p>\n

This is exactly what Boulder-based Mosaic ran into when they were developing the new GT i55 32 \u2014 a 32\u201d gravel bike. So, rather than waiting for another brand to manufacture the needed components for big-wheeled bikes, Mosaic decided to create their own 32\u201d components.<\/p>\n

A 32\u201d gravel fork<\/h2>\n

\u201cZero Components started because we kept wanting to do things with our bikes that the existing component market couldn\u2019t support,\u201d Aaron Barcheck, founder of Mosaic Cycles, said in a press release. \u201cInstead of compromising the bike around what was available, we started asking what the component would look like if we could design it specifically for what we needed. Zero Components<\/a> is the result.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The G55 32 Gravel Fork is one of four forks from the new component manufacturer. Zero Components says that the G55 32 gravel fork features a tapered steerer tube, a thru-axle, flat-mount disc brakes, and both external and internal routing options. They have tested the fork to the ISO 4210 standard.<\/p>\n

The other three Zero Components forks are designed for 700c wheels, and two of those are specifically for road bikes.<\/p>\n

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Zero Components is making the G55 32 \u2014 and its other forks \u2014 available as an aftermarket purchase for those looking to upgrade a current bike. They will also make forks available to small-batch frame builders and small OEM manufacturers.<\/p>\n

G55 32 Gravel Fork<\/strong><\/p>\n