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flyingdutch wrote: I recently upgraded my 853steel roady (which had 531 forks) to carbon forks (Alu steerer) and the difference was HUGE! Did you change anything else at the same time? Wheels? Tyres? -- Shane Stanley |
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flyingdutch wrote:
suzyj wrote: Originally posted by Daveb: Do carbon forks on an alu frame make much of a difference? Only by virtue of making your wallet lighter. Much more difference would be felt by going to wider tyres, and not pumping them up quite as hard. Not that I'm against carbon forks (or other carbon bits), just that I accept that the differences are almost entirely cosmetic. Regards, Suzy I'd have to disagree with that one. well, kinda I recently upgraded my 853steel roady (which had 531 forks) to carbon forks (Alu steerer) and the difference was HUGE! comfort and bump absorption was noticeable, however (i suspect from being lighter?) they were 'skittier' when you sit up I can only presume that the change from Alu to Carbon would be even greater due to Alu's stiffness (but not weight vs 531) Having said all that, bang for buck, running 25s or 28s would be far cheaper and running your tyres at 10-20psi lower even cheaper! -- Yeah it would really depend on your goals, I guess, e.g. I want to race IMWA and IMOZ so I bought carbon straight up. I have a novice bike compared to most people going in these events! But I don't think that pushing tyres 10psi lower would make me happy over 180 km. No, I would not be a happy marathoner. That being said I often rode my commuter a little low so I didn't need to buy a comfier saddle. T -- ______________________________________ Tamyka Bell, PhD Student School of Human Movement Studies The University Of Queensland w: +61-7-33656105 m: +61-4-00782972 e: ______________________________________ |
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Shane Stanley wrote:
In article , flyingdutch wrote: I recently upgraded my 853steel roady (which had 531 forks) to carbon forks (Alu steerer) and the difference was HUGE! Did you change anything else at the same time? Wheels? Tyres? -- Shane Stanley Chorus04 grouppo (from 8spd veloce) Proton Wheel I put the original Atlanta front wheel back on to make sure my memory o the 531 fork hadnt been clouded, with the same tyres (Michelin Kevlar red-stripe. dont make em anymore) The difference was not huge but m 'favourite'(!?!?!?) bit of bumpy road for comaprison was definetel better on the carbon forks. The protons are way lighter and not liability in cross-winds like the Atlanta's (altho they are great a 40kph+) Soon after i went up to folding Michelin Carbons (yello stripe see Suzy's fixy in bullhorn thread) which are better again. accelerat very nicely and so far good puncture-wise to - |
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flyingdutch wrote:
Having said all that, bang for buck, running 25s or 28s would be far cheaper and running your tyres at 10-20psi lower even cheaper! I'd be happy to go to 23's but anything bigger than 20 on my rear wheel rubs against the frame, which I found after buying a set of 23's. So now I have 20 on the rear and 23 on the front (and a spare 23). I guess I could go up further on the front because that's really where all the pain is. Means I'll never get to use that spare 23 but still a lot cheaper than new forks. DaveB |
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Originally posted by Daveb I'd be happy to go to 23's but anythin
bigger than 20 on my rear wheel rubs against the frame, which I foun after buying a set of 23's That's some tight frame geo you've got there! What sort of frame is it hipp - |
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In article ,
flyingdutch wrote: I put the original Atlanta front wheel back on to make sure my memory of the 531 fork hadnt been clouded, with the same tyres (Michelin Kevlars red-stripe. dont make em anymore) The difference was not huge but my 'favourite'(!?!?!?) bit of bumpy road for comaprison was definetely better on the carbon forks. "better" I can cop; it was "HUGE" I had trouble with ;-) -- Shane Stanley |
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Daveb wrote:
flyingdutch wrote: I'd be happy to go to 23's but anything bigger than 20 on my rear wheel rubs against the frame, which I found after buying a set of 23's. So now I have 20 on the rear and 23 on the front (and a spare 23). I guess I could go up further on the front because that's really where all the pain is. Means I'll never get to use that spare 23 but still a lot cheaper than new forks. DaveB Whoa! what's the frame? a TTing bike - |
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flyingdutch wrote:
Daveb wrote: flyingdutch wrote: I'd be happy to go to 23's but anything bigger than 20 on my rear wheel rubs against the frame, which I found after buying a set of 23's. So now I have 20 on the rear and 23 on the front (and a spare 23). I guess I could go up further on the front because that's really where all the pain is. Means I'll never get to use that spare 23 but still a lot cheaper than new forks. DaveB Whoa! what's the frame? a TTing bike? It's an Apollo Giro alu frame donated by a friend when he saw me doing triathlons on my 10 year old KMart MTB. I then bought a $90 secondhand bike and got the LBS to swap all the components. The frame has 14 SIS on it (has this got something to do with the size). The 23 on the rear wheel was fine until I got a new pump and started pumping them up to 110. That was when I found they rubbed against the frame. @#$%^%$ secondhand crap. I want a new bike!!!! DaveB |
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