Launching its new Invert model, Cane Creek bizarrely claim to have invented the "world's first gravel fork" eight years after everyone else

Views of the Cane Creek Invert gravel suspension fork.

Cane Creek has launched its new Invert gravel suspension fork and made the strange claim that its new product is the "world’s first gravel fork." Considering there are a whole host of gravel-specific forks already out there (some of the first dedicated gravel bikes appeared way back in 2013 and the Lauf gravel suspension fork launched in 2016), it seems a fairly odd statement for Cane Creek to be making.

There are already plenty of fork models to choose from for gravel bike riders looking to upgrade their gravel bikes. Weight, price and travel options also vary from budget to high-end. The best mountain bike suspension brands like RockShox and Fox already have gravel suspension forks – the RockShox Rudy XPLR Ultimate for example has 30mm of travel and a tested weight of 1,317g, while Fox has its 32 Taper-Cast gravel suspension fork with 40 or 50mm of travel and a claimed weight of 1,226g. There are also much cheaper options like the Suntour GVX SF24 gravel suspension fork with various travel and a tested weight of 1,628g.