Originally Posted by
kfro12
Nice bike! I am debating about stripping the paint and going with the polished titanium look. The fork I have on mine is a Look HSC 3 I think. Definitely feels a bit flexy compared to my steel bikes. How does that alpha q fork work out?
I feel like my Merlin takes any flex and puts it right into the wheels like a pogo stick.
The old fork was a Forte Pro all carbon with a 40mm rake. The Alpha Q has a 45mm rake that is a better match to my HTA. It is also stiffer. So the hands-off handling improved a tiny bit, but I don't know if a 150lbs rider benefits from the stiffness.
But I'm happy with it overall.
Bare Ti is great, but it will take some work to strip it off.