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Old 01-15-08 | 11:21 AM
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Hirohsima
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I much prefer the Wound Up forks. But you have to be careful on some of the older ones. They had some delaminating problems a while back. I got mine warrantied and my dad had problems with his too. But that was 4-5 years back and I have not heard of problems since.

I would trust them now, and they ride super nice.

But if you want a full carbon (crown included) Alpha Q also makes straight blade 1" forks:
http://www.alphaqfork.com/performance_tubing/cs20.asp
http://www.alphaqfork.com/performance_tubing/gs10.asp

As for the Forte forks. They are a good value and perform pretty well, but weigh about 1/2 pound more than a quality full carbon fork. Most reasonably priced forks that have a metal steer tube weigh between 550-600 grams whereas a good quality full carbon fork will weigh ~400 grams. If you are a weight weenie (I could be put in that category in some respects) get a decent fork. In the long run, you will be happier and will not feel the need to upgrade so soon.

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