...that is the question. Whether tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageously rough roads or to take up arms with a carbon fiber fork and thus to soften the thousand natural shocks... (apologies to Shakespeare).


I've got an '07 Scattante R330 road bike with an XRL double-butted aluminum frame and fork. I'm running 700x32 tires which take out some of the sting, but I'm wondering if a carbon fiber fork would smooth the ride out even more. I've noticed that most bikes with aluminum frames now seem to come stock with carbon forks. I can get a Nashbar cyclocross fork for $119 which would work with my V-brakes just fine and it even has fender mounting eyelets. Your thoughts?