Thread: Carbon fork question: alu crowns ok?
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Old 12-31-05, 10:20 PM
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The total carbon will be a bit lighter. The carbon legs of the bonded forks will give you all the road buzz damping you need, and no worry about the stem clamping causing damage to the steerer. Aluminum failure will be more graceful than carbon.
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