>>2023444Fork cargo is dumb, small bags with annoying weight distribution, and it’s not even compatible with suspension or many front racks. The fork should be the LAST place you mount cargo, after your rear rack, framebag, and handlebar cargo is already fully loaded. Framebags make their weight the least noticeable and are logically the first place you should put cargo; unfortunately they’re also kinda tiny. Framebag first, then handlebar bag then a rack (rear or front is personal preference, I like rear), then a second rack, and THEN fork cargo if you still need it.
A modern adult man who is productive in western culture does not need to care how dirty his aluminum bicycle’s manufacture was. And being a participant/advocate of public outdoor recreation, inviting other people to actually give a shit about the dirt on the mountains, getting people to use the trails, which helps them stay protected, makes a much bigger global impact than whether your bicycle’s aluminum refining was 20% more or less efficient than it could’ve been.
You know what helps the environment? Getting a dirt jump park instead of a burger king, getting 50 square miles of trails instead of 50 square miles of clear-cut logging, proper bike paths and routes that encourage less driving, more bikes not less bikes
