Road Cycling - Swapped one part out...and took 4 pounds of my bike!

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Waldo
06-05-03, 10:23 PM
As some of you may know, I have been riding a "custom" Rock Shox Judy (with fully functional caliper brakes) on my road bike since I first built it up. I finally gave up on the Reynolds Ouzo Pro Lite I had preordered and got an Alpha Q Sub 3. Just wanted to share my excitement-it's like a whole new bike. The Alpha Q even rides better than the Judy. Highly recommend it to anyone in the market for a fork.

dexmax
06-05-03, 10:28 PM
Originally posted by Waldo
As some of you may know, I have been riding a "custom" Rock Shox Judy (with fully functional caliper brakes) on my road bike since I first built it up. I finally gave up on the Reynolds Ouzo Pro Lite I had preordered and got an Alpha Q Sub 3. Just wanted to share my excitement-it's like a whole new bike. The Alpha Q even rides better than the Judy. Highly recommend it to anyone in the market for a fork.

You mean you had a suspension fork on your roadbike? Hmm... Its a bit unusual(in cyclocross maybe)..

Anyway, Carbon forks do offer some flex too(similar to suspension forks) and is definitely(a lot) lighter..

Congratulations on your new carbon fork! Enjoy!
Waldo
06-05-03, 10:48 PM
Yep, originally Reynolds said two weeks until the new fork would be available (this was in the beginning of March) so I took an old Judy I had laying around and drilled out the brake arch for the calipers. It wasn't pretty and got pretty sketchy at speeds between 20-25 and again above 40, but it worked.
I knew carbon forks were good from others I'd ridden, but this thing is great. Maybe it's just because anything would be better than what I had on there, though...

dexmax
06-07-03, 09:08 PM
well, thats good. My case is the opposite..

My LOOK carbon fork has been lying unused for months... Waiting for the frame to be finished... Actually, it is still being painted.. It has been 2 weeks delayed... I beginning to be impatient...
Chi
06-07-03, 10:05 PM
Hey Waldo u got pics of that suspension Judy on your road bike? I wanna see that ... :D
Waldo
06-07-03, 10:08 PM
Dexmax, sorry to hear it. Waiting for bikes and parts is no fun at all.
Chi-I do have pics, I am hoping to scan 'em in tomorrow. I'll post 'em here when I get them done.