Thread: Why are forks often made of different materials from frames?
View Single Post
Old 12-11-04 | 04:27 PM
  #2  
forum*rider's Avatar
forum*rider
Work hard, Play hard
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 2,596
Likes: 0
From: San Diego, California

Bikes: Cannondale super V 500, Bianchi Piaggio(hopefully getting a new road bike when I get some money)

the carbon supposedly absorbs some vibrations coming from the road. Thats why the seatstays and fork are sometimes made out of carbon.
forum*rider is offline  
Reply
0