Originally Posted by
marqueemoon
Hmm.... I'm starting to lean away from a Wound Up and towards a full carbon straight blade Alpha Q for my upcoming road build since a full carbon 1" Alpha Q costs almost $50 less than a steel steerer Wound Up and is lighter by over 200 grams (with uncut steerer).
Do you have any personal experience with Alpha Q? My build is semi-weenie but I value strength and long term durability over light weight. Wound Up forks are damn sexy but with the $$$ I could save I could afford the difference between Nitto and Syntace drops, which would further lighten my ride.
No personal experience with them. I have run Wound Up, Kestrel, Reynolds Pro Ozuo, Kenesis, Specialized house brand, and LOOK forks but never Alpha Q. They are from a pretty respectable manufacturer and a lot of people think very highly of them. But 200 grams is not to scoff at.
Wound up is not that light I agree. Personally I like the looks of those forks over most others for steel/ti frames since they are not so oversized looking and better match the asthetics of those kinds of frames.