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Old August 5th 03, 08:17 PM
Mark Hickey
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Default RFI:700c carbon fork - straight vs curved legs

kwalters wrote:

Building up a frame so will be needing a fork. One of the least
expensive
forks that I have found is an Alpha Q with straight legs. I'm wondering
if those straight legs are going to pound me into discomfort, or is
there
no appreciable difference in ride between straight and traditional fork
legs?

So as to not start another ride quality issue, especially centering on
tire size,
I ride 700c*25s.


No difference. The "curved" forks are effectively straight in terms
of loading anyway - you'd need a huge hydraulic press to get any
"compression" along the length of a curved fork. Then you'd need a
new fork!

Mark Hickey
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http://www.habcycles.com
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