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Originally Posted by flargle
but it's important you are making the correct comparison. That nashbar carbon fork is around 700g; you could pay less for a steel fork weighing in the 750-800g neighborhood. To get in the sub-500g carbon world, you have to pay over $200, at the very least. Meanwhile, there are other practical reasons one might prefer steel to carbon, especially for a non-racer.

For reference:
800g - 500g = 300g = .67 pound.
1 pound = 454g
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