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Old 12-03-22 | 04:37 AM
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alexk_il
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Carbon fork dropout problem

My LBS installed my own new carbon fork, also new 185mm rotors. Top quality service, no reason to doubt their skills.

Took the bike to bed in the brajes, got quite aggressive with the front brake at the very end, lifted the back wheel a couple of times.

Then I found then that the wheel slightly leaned to the left in dropouts. I will check if internal QR helps to secure the wheel. The current cheap ones need to be overtightened to keep the wheel in place both with the new and the old fork.

More important I found this tiny chipping on the outer/front side of the right side dropout.

Is it a serious issue? Not sure if it arrived like that or if it is due to the hard braking. I could imagine the loose wheel damaging the back side of the dropout, but not the front.

Don't care about cosmetics, but safety is important. I shall be able to replace the fork under the warranty.

Update: I received full refund from the shop, will be shopping for another fork.



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