Originally Posted by
das_pyrate
they are also brittle, and expensive. i'm just saying.
btw i have one too and have only ridden the street so far.
if you get one though, make sure not to do jumps/wheelies on it that much because carbon is supposedly more fragile than a cromo fork and will snap instead of just bending first.
Is any of what you are typing from any actual real world experience? The EC90 is a 1 piece monocoque fork which is VERY strong. Since there are no aluminum inserts/connections/dropouts there is zero chance of a delamination occuring.
I guess I would not be doing trials on a light road fork, but the OP never said anything about doing tricks....
As for brittle, how many actual miles do you have on a carbon fork, and how many have snapped under you? I have over 30,000 on various forks and have had zero failures.