I honestly don't worry about it. I've had several Lemonds over the years with C.F. forks and rode them like any other bike. I've got two bikes right now running C.F. forks that I have no clue of the age and I don't worry about them either. I figure the odds are better I blow a front clincher on a fast downhill before a fork ever fails on me. I don't worry about my front tire failing either. Life's just to short to spend it worrying.


This one is over 20 years old and I rode it 60 miles yesterday.

Don't know how old or how many miles are on this C.F. fork and I'm just not going to worry about it.

Another one I had with a C.F. fork, rode it for many miles and felt totally safe passing it on to another rider.

Another one I don't know the history of. I'll be taking this up the local H.C. climb soon and then bombing back down at speeds of 50+ mph.

Another 25ish year old fork that's still going strong for me.

No clue when this C.F. fork was added to this bike but I've had this one up to 30 mph so far with no issues. I worry more about the beam since the weight limit tag on it is missing.

Another older C.F. fork on what used to be my main climbing bike. So many fearless, fast descents on this one.

This one replaced the Tourmelet as my main climbing, fast descending bike. Passed on a few months ago when I got the De Rosa above.

Another 20+ year old C.F.er that I don't worry about. In fact I'll be doing at least 50 miles on this one tomorrow. I also had another one of these that was a year older with lots of wear on the body. Didn't worry about that one failing either.

My first ride with a C.F. fork. This one is still going strong in the hands of a friend.

I guess I've had more old C.F. forks than I realized. I honestly just don't worry about it or anything else failing. Hmmmmmm........maybe I'm just too stupid to know better.