Originally Posted by
Black wallnut
....yet you choose to not just race it but take chances and race aggressively! WTF dude! Was it the crashing into me that caused the fork to get to where it is now or did that happen and cause you to crash into me. I seriously question your decision making skills. ....
There was nothing in the OP's "end of story" post which said whether a fork failure caused the crash or the crash caused a failure. It should be noted that 100% "perfect" forks also fail in certain crashes, so the jury is still out as to whether th OP did anything stupid or reckless or not.
If he crashed because he crashed (as happens in CX) and the crash finished off a fork who's time was due. In a way that's better than having a brand new replacement get destroyed on it's maiden voyage.
I'm always a bit surprised when I see folks racing CX with new expensive equipment. BITD CX was about finishing off equipment that wasn't good enough to race on anymore, but still too good to chuck. CX was death with dignity for worn bike stuff.