Slice Ultra Si Fork
 

Does anyone know if the Cannondale Slice Ultra Si fork found on the 04 Cannondale R2000 among others is full carbon?

I have one on my r1000 and I believe it is carbon legs with an AL steerer.

edit: nevermind then.

Any problems with full carbon forks btw? What about carbon drop-outs? (err......I mean the part that comes in contact with the front axle)

I believe that many carbon forks have AL dropouts bonded to the carbon legs. Maybe some of the high end forks are full carbon but I really do not know, I would think they would get easily damaged from the clamping force of the QR. Anyone else know?

Just looking at their website the LOOK HSC 5 SL looks like it has full carbon dropouts.

Maybe it's just a weight weenie thing. Anything to shave off that 1/100 of a gram right?

I borrowed this from the Cannondale website;

"Integrated Slice Ultra Fork si
Our 540 g Slice Ultra fork features weight-saving, shock-absorbing carbon fiber blades and a lightweight, 31.8 mm alloy steerer that's integrated with the frame's oversized head tube as part of our "System Integration" design philosophy."


Here's a link to the Slice si fork owner's manual, http://www.cannondale.com/Asset/iu_files/116021.pdf

On my Cannondale Six13, I have a full carbon fiber fork, ie legs, steerers, drop outs. The clearcoat where my front hubs contacts has been removed. This is very normal, if the carbon fiber shows any cracks, the CF structural integrity has been compromised and needs to replaced.

On my 3000 it's full carbon....

The "Ultra" means aluminum steerer. One of the many confusing ways that Cannondale names its products... Another example is the CAAD7 (2003) and CAAD7 Optimo (2004) frames. These are the same frame, as far as I can tell.

Sorry for bringing this dinosaur up but it came up on a searc and was the closest to the questions answer without answering it. Question is what is the difference between SI forks and the Slice Carbon Ultra's?

Never mind found out from a local shop seems there are only two types that CDale makes.
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