Originally Posted by auk
Very nice. I remember seeing that pic somewhere on the boards and thinking then that it was a nice looking build. How do you like the Winwood fork?
I love the Winnwood fork. If I remember correctly, it's like, half the weight of the Surly fork. When I first built the bike it was with a Sram 7 speed hub and the carbon cranks and fork were about the only places I could save some weight.
It was my first experience with a carbon fork (or anything else carbon, for that matter) so at first I approached itwith caution, even though it's touted as a cyclocross component. Now I think nothing of dropping it off curbs and bunnyhopping railroad tracks. I didn't swap it out for the steel fork. It was an upgrade from the get go. So I can't really say whether or not the ride is appreciably smoother. But it's definately reliable.
DanO