In considering the Salsa Vaya over the Salsa Casseroll, I am concerned over the Vaya's disc brake/fork relationship. I'm told that forks with disc brakes are more heavy duty to account for the torque generated by the disc brakes. Does this beefier fork design create a harsher ride on the bike? High on my list of bike accolades is the quality of the ride.
Another bike I am interested in, the Jamis Bosanova, has disc brakes with a carbon fiber fork. Jamis states that the fork is specifically designed to control forces created my the disc brakes.
Just would like to know how significant the heavier fork affects the bike's ride. Of course, there are ways to counteract ride harshness.....tire size, air pressure....etc.