Originally Posted by pdxtex

would you be able to tell if your fork was obviously bent. as it is, its not obvious in how the bike rides but i swear the top of the blades are back at a slightly steeper angle then they used to be. i was in a very stupid one person crash last week. sweeping thru a turn, i suffered a front tire sidewall blowout. the fork hit a tire and fork hit a barrier at a 90 degree angle but the only apparent damage (besides on me!) was the deflated tire and scraped up and turned left shifter. im not scared to ride it, its steel with a steel steerer but i just wonder if maybe the trail has been altered. how would you know? does it matter??