Catastrophic Front fork failure: Trek 5900
Three weeks ago today, I was riding on my usual route, a 20 miler. Perfect day, great temps, and a nice tailwind. Was having a really great ride.
Woke up in the hospital in the middle of a CT scan.
Scan said bleeding on the brain. Hit my head pretty hard, right on the front temple where my Oakleys took the brunt of the impact, causing a big slice near my left eye. Several stitches in 3 places. Road rash everywhere, including all over my face (think: zombie in Walking Dead) although no broken bones. Giordana jersey sliced as if by Wolverine.
After getting the bike from the police a week later, it turns out the crash was caused when the left blade of front fork of my 2003 Trek suddenly snapped in two. GPS says I was going 33mph at the time.
Questions: anyone have any experience with something similar? How did Trek respond?
Has anyone here sued Trek for a similar failure? Initial response from my LBS says they are unlikely to do anything for me, so I’m looking into options…
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by monza; 10-30-12 at 09:08 PM.