Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork Fork
What the checker says151will not fit24check before you buy
Run variant by variant through the gravel bike builder’s own engine. Every sentence below is the checker’s, unedited. Nothing here says this part fits your bike; it says what it does and does not fit among the parts we hold.
Checked against 828 verified gravel bike parts in this catalog. 696 produced no finding of any kind; that is WCS Carbon Tapered All-Road Cross Fork. WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork clears 630. Each variant produces 55 to 96 distinct errors and 10 to 14 distinct warnings.
Will not fit
- Will not fiterror · Front TireWheel size mismatch: Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 29 of the 137 verified tires in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Will not fiterror · Front TireWheel size mismatch: Ritchey WCS Carbon Tapered All-Road Cross Fork is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 29 of the 137 verified tires in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Will not fiterror · Rear TireWheel size mismatch: Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 29 of the 137 verified tires in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Will not fiterror · Rear TireWheel size mismatch: Ritchey WCS Carbon Tapered All-Road Cross Fork is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 29 of the 137 verified tires in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Will not fiterror · Rear WheelWheel size mismatch: Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 11 of the 68 verified rear wheels in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Will not fiterror · Rear WheelWheel size mismatch: Ritchey WCS Carbon Tapered All-Road Cross Fork is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 11 of the 68 verified rear wheels in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Will not fiterror · Front WheelWheel size mismatch: Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 8 of the 56 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Will not fiterror · Front WheelWheel size mismatch: Ritchey WCS Carbon Tapered All-Road Cross Fork is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 8 of the 56 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
Rg steerer, Frame. 74 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 69 verified frames each.
Rg headset steerer, Headset. 45 more findings from the same check, on up to 2 of the 27 verified headsets each.
Rg brake mount, Front Caliper. 22 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 27 verified calipers each.
Rg wheel size, Frame. 2 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 69 verified frames each.
Open a variant in the builder to see the ones that apply to your own parts.
Check before you buy
- Check before you buywarning · Front TireTire clearance: 45mm tire is wider than Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork's 40mm fork max. On 15 of the 137 verified tires in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Check before you buywarning · Front TireTire clearance: 50mm tire is wider than Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork's 40mm fork max. On 15 of the 137 verified tires in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Check before you buywarning · Front TireTire clearance: 50mm tire is wider than Ritchey WCS Carbon Tapered All-Road Cross Fork's 45mm fork max. On 15 of the 137 verified tires in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Check before you buywarning · Front TireTire clearance: 42mm tire is wider than Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork's 40mm fork max. On 9 of the 137 verified tires in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Check before you buywarning · Front TireTire clearance: 48mm tire is wider than Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork's 40mm fork max. On 8 of the 137 verified tires in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Check before you buywarning · Front TireTire clearance: 48mm tire is wider than Ritchey WCS Carbon Tapered All-Road Cross Fork's 45mm fork max. On 8 of the 137 verified tires in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Check before you buywarning · Front RotorFront rotor size: 180mm exceeds Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork's 160mm flat-mount max. On 6 of the 30 verified rotors in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
- Check before you buywarning · Front RotorFront rotor size: 180mm exceeds Ritchey WCS Carbon Tapered All-Road Cross Fork's 160mm flat-mount max. On 6 of the 30 verified rotors in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
Rg tire fork, Front Tire. 12 more findings from the same check, on up to 5 of the 137 verified tires each.
Rg rotor size, Front Rotor. 4 more findings from the same check, on up to 4 of the 30 verified rotors each.
Open a variant in the builder to see the ones that apply to your own parts.

$659.95 to $660.00 MSRP·415 to 484 g
What the maker states
- Travel
- 0 mm of travel (maker-stated)
- Wheel
- Built for a 700c wheel
- Axle
- Front axle 12x100
- Steerer
- Straight-1-1-8 (on 1 of 2 variants); Tapered-1-1-8-1-1-4 (on 1 of 2 variants)
- Maximum front rotor
- Front rotor up to 160 mm (maker-stated maximum)
- Brake mount
- Flat-mount
A value shown as a set or a range differs between this model’s variants and is never one variant’s spec.
2 verified variants
| Variant | Steerer | Maximum tire | Price (MSRP) | Weight | Source | Last checked | Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCS Carbon Gravel Cross Fork | straight-1-1-8 | Tire up to 40 mm (maker-stated maximum) | $659.95 | 415 g | maker’s page | 2026-08-01 | Build with this |
| WCS Carbon Tapered All-Road Cross Fork | tapered-1-1-8-1-1-4 | Tire up to 45 mm (maker-stated maximum) | $660.00 | 484 g | maker’s page | 2026-08-01 | Build with this |
The rest of what the maker states3 stated·1 not published
- Tire up to 40 mm (maker-stated maximum) (on 1 of 2 variants); Tire up to 45 mm (maker-stated maximum) (on 1 of 2 variants).
- Brake system disc-flat.
- rigid frame.
1 further field the checker looks for is not published by Ritchey, so we leave it blank rather than estimate it, and that check stays silent on this fork. It is maximum tire basis. Each is recorded as “not stated by the maker (not checked)”.
Source: each variant links the maker’s own page in the table above. Last checked 2026-08-01.
Checked against
The checker ran this model against every verified part below that it has a slot for, the same way it checks a build in the builder. What follows is the verdict it actually produced for that specific pairing — not a recommendation, and not a guarantee any of these parts fits your own bike.
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6 of 483 counterparts with a page of their own that the checker actually probed this model against, in alphabetical order by brand and model — never by price, popularity or the verdict itself.