IN BRIEF
Cane Creek is releasing the Invert Tuxedo, a limited edition of its Invert CS suspension gravel fork. The official product page announces 50 units, each hand-built in Fletcher, North Carolina. The finish pairs a gloss white upper with champagne-coloured hard-anodised lower legs and touches of black, and the fork comes in 30 or 40 mm of travel. The brand’s online shop lists it at $1,199.99; as of 24 October, its product page listed the United States, Canada and Latin America as shipping regions.
| Price (Cane Creek shop) | 1 199,99 $ |
| Production run | 50 units |
| Travel | 30 or 40 mm |
| Axle-to-crown height | 425 mm (30 mm) · 435 mm (40 mm) |
| Offset | 45 mm |
| Axle | 12 x 100 mm thru-axle, included |
| Maximum tyre | 700c x 50 mm |
| Brake | flat mount, 160 mm rotor |
| Weight (Invert CS) | 1 113 g |
| Construction | carbon crown and steerer, aluminium upper tubes |
| Assembly | by hand, in Fletcher (North Carolina) |
Cane Creek is dressing up its inverted gravel fork. The Tuxedo wears a gloss white upper, hard-anodised lower legs in a natural “champagne” shade and a few black accents. The brand says it will make 50 of them, each hand-built in Fletcher, North Carolina.
An Invert CS in evening dress
As The Radavist points out, underneath the Tuxedo is the Invert CS, the Climb Switch version of the fork, offered in 40 or 30 mm of travel. The references on the official product page are indeed all “Invert CS Tuxedo”, one per travel option. The listed price, $1,199.99, is the one the shop gives for the Invert CS.
The suspension gravel fork’s dimensions
The product page gives an axle-to-crown height of 425 mm with 30 mm of travel and 435 mm with 40 mm, with a 45 mm offset in both cases. The wheel is held by a 12 x 100 mm thru-axle, included, and the fork takes tyres up to 700c x 50 mm. The brake is flat mount, for a 160 mm rotor.
The crown and steerer are carbon, bonded to aluminium upper tubes. For the Invert CS, the shop states 1,113 g.
Made to order
The Cane Creek shop product page states that its suspension is made to order and ships in 10 to 15 days. As of 24 October, the same page listed the United States, Canada and Latin America as shipping regions.
