Joined: Jun 2005
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From: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Specialized Roubaix, Giant OCR-C, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR, Stumpjumper Comp, 88 & 92Nishiki Ariel, 87 Centurion Ironman, 92 Paramount, 84 Nishiki Medalist
I changed the fork on a 91 Cannondale SR400 from aluminum to carbon. It was an amazing transformation. The bike went from riding like a old NYC taxi to a normal ride where the fork absorbed much of the shock. I expected improvement, but was surprised at the change. As for steel to carbon, I'd expect an improvement, but not as dramatic. On the other hand, it will lower the total weight which would be nice.
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