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Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 23:16:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Precision Tandems" <Mark(AT)PrecisionTandems.com>
Subject: [T(AT)H] Wound Up Carbon Fork Ride Report

Hope all of you had a great weekend and were able to get out
and ride.

Just wanted to share something while it is very fresh in my
mind.  My first experience riding a Wound Up carbon fork
equipped tandem was Sunday and I found it very enlightening.

Having awakened too early for my own good (4:30 AM) and
experiencing increasing alertness with each passing minute,
I decided to install the Wound Up and Chris King headset on
the chosen steed for the day, an aluminum Co-Motion Robusta.
We were to do a local popular century.

As we headed out of town, the vibration dampening qualities
of the straight leg carbon fiber fork were immediately
apparent, something very perceptible having ridden the same
bike chasing the local racers the day before.

Having ridden too many hard miles chasing the racers the day
before, we rode many miles going through an extended warm-up
before standing on a climb. The sensation experienced while
standing was surprising.  It can only be described as super
stable and rock solid.  We have all heard the term rock
solid and I thought, yeah right.  But....   ....it is the
only term that comes to mind which accurately describes the
sensation.

As we took our first three or four strokes, I thought this
is rather strange and found myself wanting to stress the
bike more with acceleration as it felt so much more solid
and stable.  We found standing to be much easier and more
predictable.  I assume we make steering corrections for
technique errors and so forth when we normally stand but
with this fork it seems they were truly minimized.

I can honestly say that as impressed as I am with the Wound
Up on my Espresso that the positive effect of the carbon
fork on the tandem far excels that of what I experience on
the Espresso.

This is truly a tandem duty fork....    ....losing the
weight taint so bad either.

Just sharing what turned out to be surprising
objectivity....  ....all commercialism aside.

Mark

           Mark and Sue Johnson
         ~~~~Precision Tandems~~~~
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