Originally Posted by Phantoj

You guys bashing the ride quality of aluminum forks are off-base.


In Damon Rinard's fork deflection test, the traditional steel forks were the stiffest, while the Kinesis aluminum fork was very similar to carbon fiber in stiffness.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/rinard_forktest.html


Personally, I think that anybody who has a problem with the fork or frame material on a fat-tired commuter is suffering from Princess and the Pea Syndrome...