Hi, I was thinking of replacing the steel fork on my IRO fixie with a carbon fork. The prices seem to be at the point I wouldn't mind making the investment. Does anyone have any pros or cons. What should I expect out of a carbon fork over the steel one.

Thanks
Mark

Depends on the fork you have now and the fork you want. All things being equall (blade length, rake, height, etc), a good carbon fork will track well, corner crisply and eat up some road chatter. Basically ride like a nice steel fork, but lighter. Comparing something like a Bontrager Race-Lite to a Tange chromo replacement fork, the carbon will be a firmer and more precise riding fork that weights a hec of a lot less. Its quiter, and, if you have a front brake, will have a lot less chatter. There are a bunch of good carbon forks out there. I'm still partial to the idea of steel or alloy steerer tubes, but some of the newer forks are changing my mind. The Ouzo (from Renolds) is a pretty good fork with lots of options in rake and price (based on level).

Thanks for your input . I was thinking about the Ouzo Pro with the same rake as the fork I have now. Well I'll get the frok burn up some streets with it. I won't cut the steerer until I know it the right choice, worst case I'll put it up on ebay.

Mark

I just replaced my steel fork on my Bianchi with an Easton carbon fork. To my surprise, I weighed the steel fork and it was over 830 grams, and the carbon is 350, uncut. That's a whopping difference of over a pound. Functionally, they are similar.

Doug

Hi, I was thinking of replacing the steel fork on my IRO fixie with a carbon fork. The prices seem to be at the point I wouldn't mind making the investment. Does anyone have any pros or cons. What should I expect out of a carbon fork over the steel one.

Thanks
Mark