Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
While I agree with the assessment of a twisted fork and perhaps one leg being shorter then the other (and this really isn't so uncommon to one degree or another) I don't agree with the suggestion of the inability to ride this fork. I see bent, twisted, misaligned forks being used every week. Pretty much all these are on bikes that are being ridden and are giving reliable service to their owners. In fact many riders never pick up on this. But most misaligned forks I see are not as bad as the one in this thread. I tend to take issue when alignment is confused with function.
The common example most of us have dealt with is squealing brakes. When a customer comes into the shop and complains about their noisy brakes the first thing I usually ask back is "do they stop you?" To a person they say "yes, but..." Andy.
This appears to be a disc brake fork. Most disc brake forks still have traditional q/r axles.
On a disc brake fork with a traditional q/r you really need to make sure the front wheel is well clamped in to avoid wheel ejection when braking. given the degree of deformation shown here, I really wonder what kind of alignment there is available between dropouts and locknuts.