I was considering adding a carbon fork to the Ti bike - but figured there wasn't much point going for weight savings on something already heavier than usual due to the rack/panniers and luggage, and the steel fork on it now is perfectly comfortable. If it's a light no-luggage ride I'm after, may as well just take the road bike...Fletcher wrote:Love that Ti commuter. Can totally understand why you ride it the most. Ti is fantastic frame material. Are you tempted to put some carbon forks on it, or would that make it vulnerable to monsoons?
I'm never going to live that monsoon comment down The Moose showed me a weatherproof bike was possible, but brought with it compromises I wasn't prepared to deal with for an all-year dirt road commuter. It was a great problem solving experience (lots of manufacturer instructions were broken, and needed workarounds, in the process of keeping everything smooth yet watertight), and for that reason don't regret it for a moment.