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Old 10-30-13 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by FrenchFit
Wasn't a lot of that early stuff carbon wrap on aluminum? I haven't seen first gen carbon thru and thru on mountain bikes. Steerer tube aluminum?
In many cases they were carbon wrap, but I believe that many of the Pace forks were full carbon legs, including my RC36 Evo fork. Steerer tubes were a choice of steel or aluminium. I'm no expert however, and someone more knowledgeable than I may know otherwise.
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