Originally Posted by JayB
The newest Woundup fork, as supplied by Co-Motion is pretty much all carbon, like the Reynolds Ouzo, isn't it?
The '06 Wound-Up forks coming available in late December will feature a carbon crown that replaces the aluminum CNC'd crown presently in use, making it essentially an all-carbon fork. However, the construction method for the Wound-Up is very different from the Reynolds and most others in that the carbon fork legs are produced individually and then bonded to the crown as is the steerer. The Reynolds Ouzo & True Temper's forks are layed up such that the legs and crown are a single carbon structure that is integrated with the steerer during the autoclave (cooking) process to produce a one-piece unit.
The best analogy I can think of is comparing lugged frame construction (Wound-Up) to a Trek OCLV frame (Reynolds / True Temper).
More on the True Temper process can be found here:
http://www.truetemper.com/performanc...ooting_big.jpg