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Old 08-24-12 | 09:27 AM
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From: Mesa, Az.

Bikes: 2012 Felt Z85

Replace my carbon fork?

So, I was involved in a head on accident on Wednesday... the thread that I started for that is here: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ospital-today-).


Gist of the story, a shopping cart rolled into the bike lane; a car was in the lane next to me and I couldn't stop... I ended up hitting it probably doing 14-15mph.

My front wheel went pretty out of true (bike shop was able to save it, so I guess not taco'd)... and I went over the bars after hitting it.

I have a Felt Z85 w/ a carbon fork... the bike shop went over my bike checking the welds and the measurements making sure the frame wasn't bent or broken... they looked over the carbon fork and say the bike is good to go.

Is it just me, or would you guys be itching to replace the CF fork as soon as possible as well? I know they said it's okay, but I've read about catastrophic failures after crashes... and a fork breaking on me might end my love for cycling very quickly and abruptly. Or am I just over-reacting / thinking too much into this?
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