Originally Posted by
Square & Compas
I recommend a 4130 chro-moly fork. Handles any vibration beautifully, very hard to bend or break will far outlast a aluminum and/or a carbon fiber material fork. Let me ask you this and put it another way: Waht would you rather sit your ass on and ride on? A material that has been around for 2,00+ years, or a material that has only been around for a little more then 200 years and one that has barely been around for 25 years? Think about that before you decide.
Jeez, there's so many modern materials between my ass and the road I'm not sure the fork makes that much difference.
Let's see:
Plastic seat w/titanium rails (titanium as a useful material is < 100 years old)
Aluminum seat post
Stainless Steel spokes (stainless steel is about 100 years old)
Aluminum rims
Tires with new and scary materials like kevlar
Then there's my aluminum frame. Who knows what may happen? One day the whole thing may turn to dust.