Originally Posted by
H.S.Clydesdale
true, though I think steel is still less prone to sudden catastrophic failure. I have bent three forks in my day (on older mountain bikes), and I was very happy they bent rather than snapped. I keep thinking about those forks when I consider carbon or Al forks.
Even if the "failure mode" for CF is potentially worse, a well made CF fork is gonna be stronger than a well made steel fork of similar type (ie: weight weenie, robust, etc)