"mrbubl" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Why are there no or very few Ti forks for road bikes? Is cost the issue
or
> ride quality? How does steel ride compared to Ti for a fork?
mrbubl a écrit:
> Why are there no or very few Ti forks for road bikes? Is cost the issue or ride quality? How does
> steel ride compared to Ti for a fork?
"Bruce" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> heavier than carbon for similar stiffness.
>
and at a greater cost. You will not find or be able to sell an all ti fork for $200-250. Heck, find
a carbon fork with ti steerer tube - kestrel, serotta - now look at the price, ouch!
"mrbubl" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> Why are there no or very few Ti forks for road bikes? Is cost the issue or ride quality? How does
> steel ride compared to Ti for a fork?
Omega Cycleworks here in the UK make one - it sells for about £190 or so direct from the
framebuilder. Probably a little 'springier' than, say, a Reynolds 531 fork, so good for comfort, and
with reduced weight compared to steel. Heavier than a carbon fibre one, mind, but without the risk
of delamination, and can be repaired, should a bad crash occur.
Yeah, I think OnOne sells a Ti MTB rigid fork for thier Ti bikes for about £250 here in the UK.
Just read a review of one in a recent MBR.
"Bruce" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> heavier than carbon for similar stiffness.
>
> -Bruce
>
>
> "mrbubl" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Why are there no or very few Ti forks for road bikes? Is cost the issue
> or
> > ride quality? How does steel ride compared to Ti for a fork?
> >
>
