Dave Kirk did some dynamic testing on straight blades vs. curved blades while he was at Serotta that resulted in objective data.
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/276129-post20.html
Richard Sachs seemed to think Colnago's Precisa straight bladed forks were more about the economics of building the rake into the fork crown rather than bending thousands of blades with identical bends.
http://richardsachs.blogspot.com/200...t-compact.html
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