I'm not a "bike nerd", I'm a holo-laser geek! As obscure as it gets. I was over-partyin' on a bike party ride, lost attention and smacked a curb. I could've been chewing pavement, paying the dentist and who knows what other surgeons but no ... this fine fork absorbed the shock and certainly saved my idiotic lidless ass. After 30 years of proud service. I'll gladly spend twice your budget for a whole new bike to repair it. Just sayin'.