Originally Posted by
base2
I have the OEM fork. It came with the frame. The problem is the OEM fork weighs a metric eph-tonne. It's not just that it's heavy, it's egregiously so. Like Soma didn't even try...& that is the problem. There are so many other better options in the world, why cheap out with bargain basement, cost cutting, heavy, second rate components?
More likely that's what testing revealed was the minimum weight necessary for a traditional-looking slender steel fork to withstand disc brake forces.