i have a Peugeot UO8 that I converted over to a carbon fork about 10 years ago for my fixie. Thing is every big pothole, every sidewalk dismount and not knowing when it would add up to failure was a pain. They one day a friend borrowed it and just innocently laid it down on its side near some graven and it chipped the fork. The bike now sits unridden as I don't know about the integrity of the fork, wouldn't be the same case if I had a steel fork. I would sell it but it was my first bike I bought when I moved to NYC so its status is on hold as I have many irons in the fire.
On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 10:23 AM, RJM <crccpadu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've done both carbon and steel. I prefer the steel frame even with a > little extra weight since it is smoother than the madone I used to own. The > Domane might be the better carbon bike for me though since it is supposed > to be smoother than the Madone (speaking in the Trek lineup, of course) > > Honestly though, I'm not seeing the advantage of a carbon fork even though > they sell them as having vibration dampening qualities....especially when > my Riv rides so smooth. I don't see carbon riding that smooth, at least > that has been my experience. > > To each his own though. > > On Monday, April 21, 2014 7:16:35 PM UTC-5, eflayer wrote: > >> No matter how you fat you are, if you have never had the experience of >> comparing doing a climb on a 17 lb carbon bike and 22 + lb full steel >> (Rivendell), I suggest you give it a try and then get back to the group >> about your opinion of which you prefer. No doubt steel will hold up better >> through the millenia and won't crack in crash, but bikes don't crash that >> often and why not enjoy the ride in as many ways as you can? >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
