An in-coming carbon fiber day for me today. It will be replacing a wood model that has seen better days. At Joan's insistence, I went for a folding model with a flame embellishment. She likes the style. I like the light weight (especially compared to the wood model it replaces) and the comfort.
I had to add some Gorilla Glue to the wood one this past week; there should be no fussing with this new CF model.
I don't notice much difference in tone.
I do think the flames will give me more speed.