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.
I agree, I tried riding the bike to see if there are any problems or anything noticeable and to me there are literally no problem(but I'm a beginner so...) . As it will require a lot of effort transporting this bike back without a private vehicle, I am thinking whether or not this defect is major enough to be returned, I'm not planning on using this bike for sport right now and just bought it because it seemed sturdy enough, anyway what are specific steps can I take to check the fork?