Take the 2-minute tour ×  I'm looking to replace the suspension
fork on my MTB (which has blown a seal) with a rigid fork now
that I'm exclusively commuting in the city. During my research I
came across the MOSSO 26" MTB Carbon & Aluminium Rigid Straight
Fork on eBay, one of the cheapest "carbon" forks in this
category at only 80 bucks.  What's the catch? Which parts are
are aluminium vs carbon? How do they compare with pure carbon or
pure aluminium? Is this just a gimmick to make aluminium forks
look cool by coating them in purely cosmetic textured plastic?
share|improve this question  2 Answers 2  No, in this case it
means that the steerer tube is alloy, but the fork blades are
carbon fiber. About the only products where you may see a layer
of carbon over an aluminum core are stems, which is usually to
make a cheap stem to match a good quality carbon handlebar.
share|improve this answer  The Mosso web site doesn't give a
full description. Looking at the photo it appears to be a carbon
fork with an aluminu