Road Cycling - Which Road Carbon Fork?

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mightywarlock
08-29-02, 12:54 PM
hey there folks...
so i sold my Litespeed Ultimate, and placed the order for my new SEVEN Axiom.
need to decide on a fork tho
on the litespeed i had a Reynolds Ouza Pro and liked it...
but i was wondering what people thought of the Seven/Wound Up Carbon fork.
if i were to decide between these two, which do you think would work out better for me, a rider about 195lbs...
any others you might recommend i should check out?
Guillermo
08-29-02, 02:05 PM
I would also like to hear what people think about more aerodynamic bladed forks vs. Seven's circular blades. Seven puts up a decent argument for their tubes, but I imagine the forks are quite expensive. They don't look as cool as a bladed either, but we don't buy for looks do we...
BTW...what specs did you choose on your Seven? What #'s did you select for stiffness, weight-performance, etc.? Custom geometry, or std?
Argonne
08-29-02, 02:24 PM
I test rode a Seven Axiom a few weeks ago, with the Wound Up fork, and absolutely hated it (the fork that is). It seemed to transmit every bit of road vibration right up into my hands, which is not what I expected in a titanium bike.
Of course, it's all a personnal preference issue and YMMV. I'm surprised your Seven dealer doesn't have a floor model for you to test ride.
mightywarlock
08-29-02, 02:32 PM
i pretty much chose their standard scale stuff...dont think i changed anything from their choices...
may get a headtube extension, getting a pump peg, chain holder thing...cables at 7:00, custom decals...
i guess i am going to let them decide what i need pretty much...since they are making my frame...
i dont want to hinder anything by making a bad choice.
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