Originally Posted by
katsup
Several articles say that a steel fork is more "compliant", they offer more vertical flex. I've also seen videos where people swap to a steel fork as they can feel the difference when riding over 50 miles on gravel.
How a fork was designed should make the most difference, regardless of material. Like frames, not all forks are created equal.
Sorry, a quality carbon gravel fork of course, not just any carbon road fork.
You can find a lot of bad advice mixed in with the good out there.
Only the cheapest steel gravel bikes still come standard with a steel fork. The exception would be the really heavy-built ones designed more for bikepacking with a loaded fork, etc., but in that case that is a steel fork for durability, not for comfort.