Originally Posted by
smd4
Interesting...
What is strange is that the paint in the fork crown matches the frame paint. The chrome fork has less bend at the bottom. Here is an original to compare. If I had to guess as to why the fork swap on the iris one, the original aero headsets had some failure issues. Bike shop might not have had the right size replacement. Headset/fork swap could have been the quickest solution. The iris one when found, was souped up. Simplex DT shifters, different Suntour Cyclone/Superbe derailleurs and Campy hubs. The black one is a weight weenie build despite the triple/BA cassette. Not many matching components on it either.