Carbon fork ding
06-13-07, 07:51 PM
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Carbon fork ding
So it looks like a small stone was thrown into the fork by the front tire, and there is a slight white indentation(2mm in width) on the inner face of the fork. Should i be concerned about this?
06-13-07, 08:14 PM
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I wouldn't be, just put some nail polish on it. If it happened to mine, the boat store sells a 2 part epoxy they call System 3, that's what I'm going to use when it happens to me.
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06-14-07, 05:16 AM
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i will post a picture when i get home. it is not very deap and i cannot feel any fibers, as in, nothing catches a peice of cloth when i rub it. but pictures to come. thanks
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Originally Posted by labrat_62
So it looks like a small stone was thrown into the fork by the front tire, and there is a slight white indentation(2mm in width) on the inner face of the fork. Should i be concerned about this?
06-14-07, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by labrat_62
So it looks like a small stone was thrown into the fork by the front tire, and there is a slight white indentation(2mm in width) on the inner face of the fork. Should i be concerned about this?
OK, more seriously, it very much depends if it's just the laquer/paint or did the compacting resin suffer some damage, too. It doesn't matter whether the fibers themselves have been damaged, it's the plastic compound that propagates the fault/stress lines. Of course, if a fiber has been reached, the fork is a deathtrap.
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Originally Posted by wroomwroomoops
The beauty with carbon forks and frames is, you'll never know, until you find your face on the asphalt. Since I prefere to live my life in a more relaxed and boring way, I have neither.
OK, more seriously, it very much depends if it's just the laquer/paint or did the compacting resin suffer some damage, too. It doesn't matter whether the fibers themselves have been damaged, it's the plastic compound that propagates the fault/stress lines. Of course, if a fiber has been reached, the fork is a deathtrap.
OK, more seriously, it very much depends if it's just the laquer/paint or did the compacting resin suffer some damage, too. It doesn't matter whether the fibers themselves have been damaged, it's the plastic compound that propagates the fault/stress lines. Of course, if a fiber has been reached, the fork is a deathtrap.
This makes me feel so good about just having bought a CF fork and rear stay bike.
Last edited by Winter76; 06-14-07 at 09:35 AM.
