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Old 05-27-11, 10:40 PM
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Six jours
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There's a good chance you can just pull the fork back out yourself. The cheapest way is to put it back into the bike (maybe with a headset you don't care about), install the wheel, sit down in front of the bike with your feet on the bottom bracket shell and the front of the rim in your hands, and pull like hell. I did that once on a race bike I ran into a parked truck during a criterium, and finished out the season on it. This was a chrome fork, BTW, so joint or blade failure would have been instantly obvious. A painted fork really ought to be stripped and closely inspected.

Potential downsides are numerous:

The fork might break while pulling on it.

The fork might break soon after, while you're riding it.

The fork might be misaligned or weakened, resulting in instabilities like speed wobble.

You might really **** up your lower back.

So officially, I'm suggesting you don't do it, because it might result in serious injury or death.
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