Originally Posted by j3ns
I asked the same question the first time I saw a Leftie (yes, I'm an engineer to
) the answer I got was "it's lighter this way". Anyways, the new friction you talk about is probably very similar to the friction any fork gets when you are breaking and the suspension works, so all forks experience similar friction. But the main question in my mind is why they don't make rigid forks like this (or do they?)
You're right that the friction forces are roughly the same. The new torque I was refering to was from the fact the now the support structure is not symmetrical. Even doing a trackstand, the fork would have an extra torque that's not in "normal" forks. But then... oh well... as some said in other threads, the lefty is a Cannondale proprietary thing (at least so far) with a non-standard headset size and so on and so on... let's wait and see if other companies pick up. Meanwhile, I'm leaving for my morning commute. Great weather, a bit warm, but I don't have that far to go anyway. Only 9km.