Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
Well, those are the types of road surfaces that carbon can actually help on. If you're going to find out, consider going whole hog and making sure your fork has a carbon steering tube, too. ( But if you do, get the $15 Ritchey torque key. )
How fast do you typically go?
Sounds like good informed advice - thanks. I typically ride an average of 15-18mph if I'm riding into the wind and the wind is not blowing too hard. If I get the tail wind going home I'm often riding an average closer to 20+ mph. Sounds like a CF fork might be just the icing on my commuter cake. Alas, I don't believe the Nashbar fork has a CF steerer - only aluminum. Still, it gets a lot of rave reviews for its apparent ability to smooth out bumps.