Alloy steerer marketing research :)

Posted on Thu 1st, June 2023

• #1

Eeyorecore

Would you consider an alloy steerer on a carbon fork for a mid reach brake, or would you consider the alloy steerer “cheapening out” ?
• #2

kjlem

I have a Ritchey one with an alloy steerer and I'm still alive
Edit: + my fixie has one too, from 4za
• #3

Tijs in reply to @Eeyorecore

Would you consider an alloy steerer on a carbon fork for a mid reach brake

Yes.

would you consider the alloy steerer “cheapening out” ?

No.
• #4

clubman

Steerer Failure

Most people, probably, would agree that steel forks (with steel steerer, naturally) are least likely to break. That's certainly my opinion.

But I have experienced a broken steel steering tube - luckily I was going uphill (rather slowly) when there was a 'click' and no more control of the front wheel!

I don't know how common failures of non steel steerers are, but I've no inclination to make any compromise on safety in this department.

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