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Depends on how you define 'performance'.
If you mean lower weight in order for the bike to feel faster and more accelerative, a carbon fork built to support a rack (also likely to be disc-brake-only) isn't likely to give you a huge weight saving once it's all buttoned up with the brake and rack.
Most forks I've seen of that nature such as the Rodeo Spork have a tapered steerer tube, but if a 1 1/8" type exists I guess that could be a fun project.I gave up on the idea of a Pompino being some sort of sleeper race weapon a long time ago. They can be quick, but not truly fast. Even when kitted out with some nice coincidentally-lightweight bits like an external BB & decent cranks, a posh headset and fancy lightweight brakes, they are not light bikes. To me, the 'performance' in my Pompino is its smoothness, and there's all sorts you can play with to achieve a smoother ride.
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Mr_B
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Hi all,
I am running a v4 frame with the original forks, drop bars, and Wald 137 basket, as my daily commuter. Been very happy with it for a couple of years now, but thinking about better load carrying options and better performance in future.
Would it be worth me finding a carbon fork with similar dimensions, that has fender and rack mounts? Will it make a noticeable difference to the performance of the bike? I'd even be happy to switch to disc, mostly for the fun of it, as I am due for a new front wheel soon anyway.
What are people's thoughts and experiences with this? I have done some hunting around on the web but haven't been able to find an obvious replacement fork. Maybe my google-fu is bad.
Thanks for any recommendations anybody can provide!