View Poll Results: what fork material of your go fast bike?
carbon
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84.52%
steel
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11.90%
aluminum
3
1.79%
other
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what is your fork material?
10-12-08, 11:49 PM
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what is your fork material?
I have a steel frame with a steel fork, I'm thinking of going with carbon fork to save some weight. I'm not a weightweenie, but I think I can save almost a pound with a light carbon fork and no thread stem.
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I used to have a carbon fork ... but removed it and installed a steel fork instead. I've still got the carbon one tucked away somewhere.
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I put a carbon fork on my 1994 concorde squadra tsx. The radially laced Mavic CXP30 rims I built into a wheelset (cross two drive side) were very stiff. The carbon up front gave me the damping I wanted.
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ok, so there are 2 of you that checked 'other' for fork material...so what material is it?
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Carbon on three bikes
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i am converting my waterford back with the orginal steel fork,mainly to see if there is really a major difference between the ride with carbon per steel fork and a somewhat reto look and asthetic value.
i expect about .75-1 Ib more but inmo that is not a big issue.
i expect about .75-1 Ib more but inmo that is not a big issue.
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Carbon fork, aluminum steerer and dropouts.
The only other materials I can think of are Chro-Moly (HORRIBLE), Titanium, and Easton Scandium.
The only other materials I can think of are Chro-Moly (HORRIBLE), Titanium, and Easton Scandium.
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Scandium is aluminum.
You are correct about Titanium.
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Steel fork, steel frame.
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Want to go faster? Turn the cranks faster. Forks don't make bikes go faster. Their job is to hold the wheel in proper alignment while steering, and all good forks do that job well. The second job of a fork is to clear road debris, such as small sticks, and absorb road shock, and absorb the force of minor crashes. Steel forks are designed with good clearance for road debris, most traditional steel forks were designed to flex to absorb road shock, and steel forks can be easily aligned after a minor crash.
In contrast, most current carbon forks leave very little clearance around the tire for clearing mud or road debris, are designed to eliminated flex, and crack or shatter in a minor crash. Carbon forks are one of those really bad design ideas that became popular...like 8-track cassette players.
In contrast, most current carbon forks leave very little clearance around the tire for clearing mud or road debris, are designed to eliminated flex, and crack or shatter in a minor crash. Carbon forks are one of those really bad design ideas that became popular...like 8-track cassette players.
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Want to go faster? Turn the cranks faster. Forks don't make bikes go faster. Their job is to hold the wheel in proper alignment while steering, and all good forks do that job well. The second job of a fork is to clear road debris, such as small sticks, and absorb road shock, and absorb the force of minor crashes. Steel forks are designed with good clearance for road debris, most traditional steel forks were designed to flex to absorb road shock, and steel forks can be easily aligned after a minor crash.
In contrast, most current carbon forks leave very little clearance around the tire for clearing mud or road debris, are designed to eliminated flex, and crack or shatter in a minor crash. Carbon forks are one of those really bad design ideas that became popular...like 8-track cassette players.
In contrast, most current carbon forks leave very little clearance around the tire for clearing mud or road debris, are designed to eliminated flex, and crack or shatter in a minor crash. Carbon forks are one of those really bad design ideas that became popular...like 8-track cassette players.
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Does anyone really make an aluminum fork?
I have two bikes: the steel bike has a steel fork, the carbon bike has a carbon fork.
I have two bikes: the steel bike has a steel fork, the carbon bike has a carbon fork.
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Want to go faster? Turn the cranks faster. Forks don't make bikes go faster. Their job is to hold the wheel in proper alignment while steering, and all good forks do that job well. The second job of a fork is to clear road debris, such as small sticks, and absorb road shock, and absorb the force of minor crashes. Steel forks are designed with good clearance for road debris, most traditional steel forks were designed to flex to absorb road shock, and steel forks can be easily aligned after a minor crash.
In contrast, most current carbon forks leave very little clearance around the tire for clearing mud or road debris, are designed to eliminated flex, and crack or shatter in a minor crash. Carbon forks are one of those really bad design ideas that became popular...like 8-track cassette players.
In contrast, most current carbon forks leave very little clearance around the tire for clearing mud or road debris, are designed to eliminated flex, and crack or shatter in a minor crash. Carbon forks are one of those really bad design ideas that became popular...like 8-track cassette players.
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Thanks for the clarification. It certainly didn't feel like steel! Good God, that was a boneshaking fork!
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Want to go faster? Turn the cranks faster. Forks don't make bikes go faster. Their job is to hold the wheel in proper alignment while steering, and all good forks do that job well. The second job of a fork is to clear road debris, such as small sticks, and absorb road shock, and absorb the force of minor crashes. Steel forks are designed with good clearance for road debris, most traditional steel forks were designed to flex to absorb road shock, and steel forks can be easily aligned after a minor crash.
In contrast, most current carbon forks leave very little clearance around the tire for clearing mud or road debris, are designed to eliminated flex, and crack or shatter in a minor crash. Carbon forks are one of those really bad design ideas that became popular...like 8-track cassette players.
In contrast, most current carbon forks leave very little clearance around the tire for clearing mud or road debris, are designed to eliminated flex, and crack or shatter in a minor crash. Carbon forks are one of those really bad design ideas that became popular...like 8-track cassette players.
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steel frame, carbon fork.
on my other bike, it's all chromoly. which is good because that's the bike i got hit by a BMW on, and the LBS can bend the frame/fork back to being straight!
on my other bike, it's all chromoly. which is good because that's the bike i got hit by a BMW on, and the LBS can bend the frame/fork back to being straight!
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My Coppi had an aluminum fork before I stuck a Columbus Carve carbon piece in it. A lot of frames made in the mid and late 1990's also used aluminum forks.
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