Originally Posted by
ljsense
It could also be that the fork was damaged before it was put in the box -- that'd be my guess, unless the box was obviously damaged. I've shipped and received a lot of bikes. If it happened in transit, nothing inside the box bent your fork; the force came from outside, and the box is your key witness.
On a side note, those plastic things that get shoved into the fork ends are a waste of material and effort. If something is crushing the box hard enough that that little piece of reinforcement comes into play, that shipment is an insurance claim.
The box was noticeably damaged.There were several hand sized holes in the box. They also lost the front quick release skewer....I'll talk to them about it in the claim and hopefully fedex will cover it with the insurance i purchased.
I really doubt that the fork was damaged before being put in. In the photo the wheel is on the bike and when I had the fork the front wheel was impossible to put into the front fork.
Does anyone think that there is a chance that the fork is damaged beyond safety? I'm honestly not concerned with it as long as it's safe to ride. I'm going to take it into my local bike shop and ask them to look at it.