A road bike for my wife, carbon fork a must?

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A road bike for my wife, carbon fork a must?
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flag tigerteeuwen
Posted: Mar 1, 2014 at 8:15 Quote
I am trying to consider a bike for my wife and it would seem silly at this point to spend more then a grand on a bike for her given how much she rides, and also given that i just spent 1,400 on a bike for myself.

She wants to get more exercise and have a bike that is more reliable for her plus I want to take her for rides.. I have a Cyclocross bike and a downhill bike and a bmx for myself.

So! my question is.......

how would you rate a road bike with an aluminum fork? I am considering this trek.

http://www.trekbikes.com/ca/en/bikes/road/endurance_race/lexa/lexa_compact/#/ca/en/model/features?url=ca/en/bikes/road/endurance_race/lexa/lexa_compact

but i am wondering how much of a difference would a carbon fork make to my wife? her current ride that she will never ride again is canadian tire special with horrible geometery.

Unsecure image, only https images allowed: http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/bryanteeuwen/trek.pngwould an aluminum fork be way to rigid for someone to ride comfortably? I want her to enjoy the bike she will be getting but i want to budget about $900.00 max including taxes.
flag tigerteeuwen
Posted: Mar 1, 2014 at 10:00 Quote
kinny-pb wrote:
Ask here ----> https://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=119046&pagenum=1


Ugh... third repost i guess for me...
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