Originally Posted by
HillRider
I have two Litespeed road bikes that came with Easton EC90SLX all-carbon forks. I purchased them in 2006 and both are still going strong with 54,000 and 51,000 miles respectively. They are very well made and the front brakes lined up perfectly. Obviously they were made in Asia but Easton insisted on and got excellent QC. It's a shame Easton no longer supplies carbon forks under their brand name and that someone co-opted the model name.
BTW, if you buy decent fine tooth (32 tpi) hacksaw blades, cutting one steerer will not dull it appreciably. Also, it's a myth that the carbon saw dust is highly toxic. It's not. Don't stick your nose right down on it as you are cutting but great precautions to avoid the dust aren't required.
using a regular hacksaw blade works fine with CF - just cut slowly and don’t force it. Last CF steerer I cut, I did it outside and wet everything down with a hose at the beginning and periodically thereafter, to keep dust down