Ruh roh. Guess what fork I'm supposed to be getting ...Originally Posted by indysteel
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01-16-2009, 12:42 PM #1
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01-16-2009, 01:52 PM #2
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To go with what????? A decision has been made? Originally Posted by jobob
Ruh roh. Guess what fork I'm supposed to be getting ...
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01-16-2009, 02:05 PM #3
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She let the cat out that she is a getting a Lynskey made. I don't like her anymore, jealousy is weird like that.
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01-16-2009, 02:14 PM #4
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I knew she was thinking about it. JuniorRacerBoy (jobob know's who that is) was similarly floored when the subject was broached.
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01-16-2009, 02:23 PM #5
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This is very true. Unfortunately, it is hard for the consumer to control. But, generally (very generally) speaking, the lighter carbon forks will ride nicer and be less "overbuilt" for lighter people.When I talked to Tom Kellogg about my Spectrum, the thing that most concerned me was the comfort of fork - what vibrations would I feel in my hands. Carbon can be made horribly stiff for us smaller folks.
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01-16-2009, 02:34 PM #6
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Ooooh....that's what I have on my custom Luna- the Reynolds Ouzo Pro.
Margo, am I remembering wrong or did that particular fork would allow for a wider tire than some other carbon forks do? (I have 700x25's) Or maybe it was just that you said if I used a carbon fork I would not be able to fit tires wider than 25's ? Trying to remember that fuzzy detail....
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01-16-2009, 02:49 PM #7
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Lisa, my memory is fuzzy too (especially at the end of a Friday
), but iirc you were initially considering running a wider tire than 25c, and I thought that could be problematic depending on the fork chosen. I think most carbon forks can handle 25c fine, but going larger (as the next larger width is usually 30c) would likely be problematic.
I am glad I snatched up a pile of 650c Ouzo Pro's last year, enough for at least a year or two, as finding a nice carbon fork that isn't extremely "aero" (and super stiff) is getting harder and harder. Fortunately, there will probably always be a good variety of 700c offerings, or at least we can hope
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