Originally Posted by
uspspro
I think it has more to do with the already abundant choices of quality well-engineered carbon forks made by fork-makers. Why put the cost of R&D and production into something like that, when almost every other frame producer uses an aftermarket fork anyway.
True, as far as that goes. But, we can ask ourselves, if magnesium is such a super material for frames, why do choices in magnesium frames, forks, handlebars, and stems range from few to none? Paketa is about the only magnesium frame, their are no mg forks or handlebars and one or two stems.
Magnesium looms much larger in tandemland, because it has been so difficult/expensive to make carbon tandem frames. Everywhere else where magnesium vies with carbon, carbon wins, as evidenced by the Paketa's carbon fork. So, since we have not gained familiarity with magnesium on any other component, there is a wariness to having an entire frame made of this material. Is it brittle? Subject to corrosion? Flexy? We don't know, because all we have are a few users here and there with generally positive reports. That's not much to go on when looking at spending thousands on something.