Good carbon road forks

dombo6
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My bike came with Bontrager Race forks as standard. I'm looking to upgrade for something a bit lighter (bike is a carbon/steel Lemond and currently about 18.5lbs). Current forks are straight but I've seen some eg Easton EC90 SLX that are curved. Would changing to curved affect the handling much? Bike handles great at present.
And are there any in particular I should consider/avoid.
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And are there any in particular I should consider/avoid.
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Curved ones will make the bike slightly more stable at speed, but in turn slow down it's cornering.
EC90 SLX are overpriced IMO, but are strong and light.And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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^ curved forks don't make any difference to handling - its the quality of construction that makes a difference - a bit like saying a compact frame is 'better' than a horizontal toptube. What does matter is making sure you choose a fork with the same offset - typically 43mm for road forks. Virtually all forks are made in Taiwan by the likes of Advance Composites, but ones with a decent reputation include Easton, Deda, Ritchey. Full carbon forks tend to be a little bit more forgiving that those with an aluminium alloy steerer IME.Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0
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Monty Dog wrote:^ curved forks don't make any difference to handling
As you said, it depends on the offset. When I had to replace my carbon curved forks, they had more of a rake than the straight fork that replaced them. Which did change the handling.And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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Of course if you fit a set of forks with different rake that will change the handling, but you didn't mention that in your first post, you implied that by fitting curved forks as opposed to straight ones, the handling will change, which isn't true.
Enve do nice forks, but they're pricey, http://www.envecomposites.com/forks/road.aspx0 -
Of course if you fit a set of forks with different rake that will change the handling, but you didn't mention that in your first post, you implied that by fitting curved forks as opposed to straight ones, the handling will change, which isn't true.
Enve do nice forks, but they're pricey, http://www.envecomposites.com/forks/road.aspx0 -
I used to have a Colnago and changed the front forks to a straight Easton EC90 SL.....
Never had an issue with the, so would recommend Easton as a possibility.Summer - Dolan Tuono with Sram Force and Dura-Ace 7850 CL Carbon wheels
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