Originally Posted by
3alarmer
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...if it's aluminum, I would not personally ride it after that much distortion. Aluminum can fail pretty spectacularly, and there is some question about how the crown is joined to the steerer tube, which can vary with the manufacturer..
Originally Posted by
Ferrouscious
No, it's not safe to ride. I also wouldn't trust a carbon fork from eBay. How did the fork get bent? If it's a crash, there's likely frame damage too.
Ok I'll take the fork off then, just so I'm not tempted to ride the bike.
Yeah the fork was bent in a crash. Ran over a median curb on the road and then went into the pedestrian curb at maybe 15-20km/h. I can't tell if there's any damage in the frame, no cracks or anything. The front wheel was destroyed in the process so perhaps it took most of the force.