New CX fork

[Lectron]

Need a new CX fork, and I'm looking at the Alpha Q CX.
Heard a lot of good stuff about it. Quite expensive though, but willing to pay the amount.
Is it worth it? Should i bring other forks into consideration in that price range (weight matters).
Do I get (close to) the same quality for half the price like Empella, Allan etc.

I use a standard 1-1/8 headset. Running Winnwood Muddy now (Not buying that one again).

[ZenNMotion]

Just curious, what's the problem with the Winwood?

[dlbcx]

Need a new CX fork, and I'm looking at the Alpha Q CX.
Heard a lot of good stuff about it. Quite expensive though, but willing to pay the amount.
Is it worth it? Should i bring other forks into consideration in that price range (weight matters).
Do I get (close to) the same quality for half the price like Empella, Allan etc.

I use a standard 1-1/8 headset. Running Winnwood Muddy now (Not buying that one again).
Alpha Q is great, if you are going to use it for racing but may be a little expensive and delicate for hardcore trail riding. WoundUp and Reynolds make a carbon cross forks, too.
I have Winwood Muddy on my Giant TCX and I have endo'd on that thing a few times. The fork held up well; as for my head and neck, they didn't hold up as well.

[Lectron]

Just curious, what's the problem with the Winwood?

Honestly. The winwood has been quite ok, but it’s been with me for quite some time now.
It has been trough a lot, and I feel it has somehow softened around the crown area.
The brake chatter has been worse too. If I were to go in that price range again I would consider aluminum fork.
About the same weight, and probably stiffer. Don’t know.
Just want to see if I gain something by going up in price. It really has been my best CX fork until now.
I have an Alpha Q for one of my roadbikes, and quite happy with it. Very happy in fact, so I figured I might give the CX a try