Originally Posted by
Trakhak
This
Fork Deflection Test page must have been on the Sheldon Brown website for years before I came across it. Some surprising results there. And interesting claims, such as that most people prefer the ride of bikes with forks that are longitudinally stiffer (i.e., stiffer fore and aft).
Thanks for the link. Had a quick read and I agree with his comments. One of the key points in there is about how carbon forks are much better at vibration damping - like 10x better than steel. The forks on my Canyon Endurace feel pretty stiff in a good way for braking and handling and the combined vibration damping of carbon forks, carbon bar/stem and 30 mm tyres give a fairly supple ride on the worst of our uk chip seal.