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Bailey

04-23-05, 10:15 PM

Hello there. I'm new to this site and also to cycling. I have a spankin' new SCOTT SPEEDSTER5. I'm already thinking about putting carbon fiber forks on it. Can anyone tell me what I would benefit besides looking cool? Smoother ride??

Thanks for havin' me. :0)

Eros

04-24-05, 05:46 AM

I don't know about the ?, sounds like road bike stuff, but HI anway.

bkrownd

04-24-05, 08:36 AM

Some people think carbon forks give a smoother ride. Is it worth the $$$? That's a matter of budget and opinion. One month from now I'll be vacationing in MSP. Hopefully there'll still be some spring coolness left by then.

Bailey

04-24-05, 09:28 AM

I'm sure it will still be cool enough for you here. The highs are only in the 50's now.

bkrownd

04-24-05, 11:59 PM

Those are my kind of high temperatures. :D Loved the variety of seasons when I lived up there. I'm hoping for some good thunderstorms while I visit, too - the kind of towering green monster thunderstorms you only get on the Plains. Good stuff.