Originally Posted by
pedalMonger
That's scary. How common is this?
I don't know how often, but I do know it happens. I just heard about another one just this week.
And that thread about the cyclist who died is somewhere here in bikeforums. In his case, he had been in a minor crash the week before, and it created stress fractures in his forks. He didn't inspect his forks for stress fractures after the crash, which you should always do. He was on a steep, fast descent when his forks shattered, and he went over the bars and did a full face plant at speed. DOA.
Originally Posted by
pedalMonger
And does the likelihood of it happening depend on what brand and/or build of carbon fork?
I'm not sure.
Originally Posted by
pedalMonger
I'm not too concerned about it happening unless I dump the bike in an accident and it develops an undetectable structural weakness as a result.
That's when you need to have it thoroughly checked out.