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Originally Posted by look 171
Why? If your reason is to stay original then having a steel fork (there's nothing wrong with a steel fork. I raced and thrashed many) is similar to using 1960s skinny tire/ technology on a 911 for the track instead of using a wider modern tire only the gap isn't that huge. Why do you think a steel fork is never seen on any of the newer frames including steel, stainless, alum, scandium, Ti and so on. One of the reason is weight there are a few other benefits also.
A carbon steer tube (a bonded alum. steer tube is Ok too, I suppose) fork with threadless headset is the way to go on steel bikes, IMO.
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I felt like I was losing the forgiving benefits of steel when I had a carbon fork on a steel frame. Now I must say that this was on a single speed Surly Mtn bike that I had. It just felt weird like I was taking all the vibes in my hands.