I don't believe that it's necessarily true that a curved fork will have a softer ride than an equally raked straight fork with the same blades. If there is some difference, I bet it's tiny. Unless you're using a rock-hard tire, it's hard to imagine that the fork would flex much at all.
On Feb 28, 10:03 am, newenglandbike <[email protected]> wrote: > Not commenting on the builder in question, but on straight-blade forks > in general: it seems as though the reasoning behind blades with a > low, uniform bend has been largely forgotten(?) Straight-blades > seem to be really popular right now, but I wonder if it's only a > matter of time before the buying public realizes that they transfer > bumps directly to your wrists, and that well-curved blades are more > comfortable. > > I understand why big-name, big volume manufacturers use straight- > blades, since they are cheaper to make. But on custom/handbuilt- > bicycles it doesn't seem to jibe. > > On Feb 28, 9:07 am, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I saw his bikes at nahbs, too. I noticed that my visceral response to > > straight-blade forks is fairly negative. The bike feels unfinished to > > me. > > > -sv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
