Originally Posted by
adlai
How are alu forks a good idea? isn't the fork one of the most stressed areas of the bike? So with an alu-rigid fork, aren't you basically getting something that's pretty fragile and annoying to ride on?
You fly on airplanes don't you? Use aluminum, stems, seatposts, rims and cranks? So why this unfounded bias against aluminum forks. It's never about a material per se, but how that material is used. Quality aluminum forks properly fabricated of drawn tubing have delivered excellent performance for decades, and continue to do so.
The only area where aluminum is questionable is in steerer tubes, especially 1" ones. But most (all?) reputable makers of aluminum forks use a steel steerer, so there's no need to debate.
BTW- why the question? There are plenty of choices out there in all sorts of materials, with aluminum having a small slice of the market, so it's not like anyone is twisting your arm.