posted by Eugene on december 21, 1996 at 20:15:25:
in reply to: Carbon forks over aluminium for Merlin posted by Roy Majoe on november 24, 1996 at 21:53:43:
: I'm contemplating switching my Sakae FX Litage aluminium
: fork for a Kestrel or Time carbon. I love the ride of
: the aluminium,the only thing that troubles me is the
: steering is too twitchy. Would a carbon fork improve
: this condition, make no difference or make it worse?
: Any commments are appreciated.
I ride my Merlin Road with a Time carbon fork.
Never had the experience with an aluminium fork.
The Time carbon fork gives the bike a positive
feeling, not twitchy nor soft. To be frank, it
kind of feels like my old Peugeot w/ 501 Reynolds
tubing throughout.