Originally Posted by alanbikehouston
A fork made from Hi Ten can be just as strong as a fork made from 4130 Cro Mo. But, if they are equally strong, the Hi Ten fork might weigh half a pound more.
It's the shape of the tubing as well. This stuff is made by someone.
Some do it WAY better than others.
The forks shown have a curve, no lower bend.
This isn't 4130. Proprietary chromoly Ritchey Logic by Tange.
This is a very strong ATB racing fork.
Not heavy, strong.
I'm not sure how you would make a tensile steel fork very strong. 1 cm thick wall?
Honeycombed internal lattices?
Anyway. This is a HQ solid fork, cushy and strong.
The one on the bikes mine, maybe 14 yrs old. Gets run everyday.
Gets pounded on every other.
C'mon, tensile steel in bikes is for low quality, entry level, kids and ones that are so horrible to ride they sit in the garage till someone sells them.
Would you buy pedals with tensile steel axles instead of chromoly?
Not I.