Now, before y'all think that I am thinking that there will be an about-face on the fork issue- remember that I said "not that bad" about the steel forks, but not "aero as a Lotus", as it could be done in steel, but nobody wants a five pound fork. Also, I am thinking of the oval-shaped steel forks, that could be massaged to work a bit better and be UCI legal (not a factor to any of us here). With the ever-shrinking UCI regs on forks (and I don't think they're done, yet), I could see this being a problem that may be addressed with a skinny, short-sided, aeroprofile steel fork (steel being cheaper to fabricate and requiring no mould, atleast for a quick fix). Cobb's Oval fork could be banned at any time (it looks too radical for the UCI)...

Will anyone go back to steel? Probably not for a fork, unless someone who thinks FAR outside of the box thinks it up, which will deeply upset the retro grouches and make many others scratch their heads. It could happen if the limits of carbon and marketing were reached.