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08-30-11 | 02:54 AM

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Gary Fountain

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From: Hervey Bay, Qld, Australia.

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Originally Posted by Alan Edwards

What I heard was that on a machine that reproduced road vibration they tried different forks to find a way to make a smoother ride, they say this was the result, a straight fork. The thinking is that the bend in the blades adds a vibration in the frame after the fork hits a bump, more vibration. The straight fork just takes the bump and transmits it through the frame, less vibration. So you don't feel so beatup after 100 miles.

I also recall this research claim. Personally, I can't tell the difference. I had to have a straight bladed front fork when Colnago introduced them.

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