^ i dunno, i kinda like the aesthetic purity of the fork matching the frame. it makes the bike look "whole".

then again my titanium road bike has a black carbon fork that doesn't match the frame and it still looks quite nice.

i guess you could say i'm torn. my desire for greater vibration damping from a carbon fork is battling my desire to maintain the bike's aesthetic integrity as is.

which desire is stronger? i'm gonna have to do some real deep-down soul searching on this one...........