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Old 10-22-12 | 07:02 PM
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Bikes: i don't have a bike. a few frames, forks and some parts. that's all

came in today. free shipping from UK via EMS, impressive.
and. i. LIKE it! thin and sharp and LIGHT.

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Old 10-24-12 | 09:06 PM
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Got mine on Monday as well...weighs ~30g less than the Time Featherlight it replaces.

Aesthetically it is a little less "steel fork" looking than the Time. Trying to decide whether to color match it, as I did the Time (to my Chesini) or allow it to "be the CF it is".

The included expander has a nice Columbus Dove cap...but...seems not to hold well. I think I'll machine another glue-in (ala Alpha) alloy insert instead.

Rode it today and it rides pretty nice...a little stiff over imperfections (ie, not as compliant as the Time) but handles sprinting/climbing torque better....at least at my size (#185). The Time was a great fork, especially considering its age, and especially for a lighter rider!
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Old 10-24-12 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by oldskoolwrench
If it was an older fork, that's what the technology was back then; trying to balance ride quality with some level of longevity.

I don't have enough experience with the current crop of CF forks to know what their lifespan really is.

Glad you found the fork you wanted, though!
Indefinite. The old forks often had alloy crowns to and the carbon was wrapped up over them and quite thin. This construction method makes the transition from the crown to the thicker leg a stress point and I have seen several older carbon forks blades shear off at that junction. I wouldn't trust a used carbon fork with alloy steerer. I road a 350 g easton SC90SL carbon fork, and yeah it was more flexible and didn't feel as solid breaking, but I trusted it and it saved me about 500 g and that makes a difference going up hill.. it road really nice too when I wasn't out of the saddle on a steep grade. Descending was fine too.
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