Originally Posted by
HillRider
OK, a carbon fork, particularly this one, won't save any weight, improve the ride or improve the handling. We, and the OP, all realize that. However, his father doesn't and why burst his bubble?
You are spot on.
Thanks for the input everyone, good to get some reassurance that the fork should fit.
I've already tried explaining that the carbon fork won't do much for him, but if it makes him want to get out on his bike more often, I'm not stopping him.