Originally Posted by
FBinNY
It seems that some modern 1-1/8" threadless forks have aluminum steerers, but I've never seen one in the flesh.
If you've ever seen a name brand suspension fork (Rockshox, Fox, Manitou, White Bros, X-Fusion) with a 1 1/8" steerer tube, the chances are very, very good that you've seen a fork with an aluminum steerer tube in the flesh.