Originally Posted by
4tomic
Damn it! You were all supposed to talk me out of buying this!
Just kidding... kind of... I guess I can always turn to my girlfriend for that.
Thanks for your input everyone. I guess I'm too much of a carbon naysayer and that the next thing to do is give her a ride and just see if I like the feel.
The name, Cramerotti, is disgusting and ugly. I'd not ride a bike so named. Apparently, judging by the sellers use of the three asterisks in front of the name in the CL ad, which looks all the world like A** Crammer to me, the seller feels the same way and that's probably why they're selling it.
In all seriousness, as the others have said, your concern about carbon forks and seat posts is per se is misplaced, and of greater concern should be your intended usage, and whether that's appropriate to the bike overall.
FWIW, I've been riding one steel frame with carbon forks since '01, and also currently have a steel frame fitted with carbon seat post, fork, and cranks.