Originally Posted by
repechage
Dissimilar metals at work. There was a steel core and steerer with the aluminum cast around it. I have never seen a failed one, but Yamaha who did the distribution and marketing back then issued a recall and the replacement was a Tange unit, with the swaged steerer....?!
Now . . . . . . to put things in perspective, given that this is cycling's biggest horror story (supposedly), in the 41 years since the Lambert hit the market, I have never heard a first or second hand (witness at the scene) account of one of these forks failing. Every story I've ever heard on them has been a friend of a friend of a friend of a . . . . . . .
You get the picture. It was an underdesigned component that would drive a liability lawyer nuts, but as for a mad killer of the pelotons . . . . . . lets get serious.
While we're doing gratuitous Lamberts, here's mine as I bought it:
Brakes, levers, pedals, shift levers and front derailleur have been returned to factory stock. Crank is next. I've got one, just need some TA bolts to finish putting it together.