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Old 04-29-26 | 12:15 PM
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Jughed
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Originally Posted by Wildwood

An experienced wheel builder who trues/repairs wheels at your LocalBikeShop may see a lot of carbon forks that have your concern. Ask that person - probably no cost for a hands-on opinion, when getting wheel repaired.
I took my post crash CF bike, pretty bad crash, into 3 local bike shops for inspection - including the corporate store for the brand - they all said the exact same thing.

"Throw it in the trash". No visible signs of damage... but they didn't want the liability. Took me a while to get comfortable on the bike, but I still ride it 5 years later.

Hidden damage is the problem. Only a CF repair shop/inspector can really tell 100%. And that may not even be 100%...
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