Is this fork safe to ride?
11-13-17, 03:51 PM
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Is this fork safe to ride?
Is this fork safe to ride? I'm saying no, but some says it's just the paint peeling...
11-13-17, 03:59 PM
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Here's how you prove it to yourself. Take out the wheel and squeeze the blades together - you'll probably be able to see the crack open up even more.
Here's how you prove it to yourself. Take out the wheel and squeeze the blades together - you'll probably be able to see the crack open up even more.
11-13-17, 04:14 PM
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What Diablo said. Yikes.
11-13-17, 05:12 PM
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You nailed it absolutely. Try to break off a blade. Squeeze, pull, pull apart. If it breaks, then don't ride it.
11-13-17, 06:38 PM
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Not mine:
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11-20-17, 09:09 AM
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Thanks guys.
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not that it matter, just curious, what is it made of? steel, aluminum or carbon?
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To me, that looks like aluminum corrosion. I have an 05 Tarmac that had a lot of that right around the outside bit of the BB shell, right before those bits started flaking off. I also had a handlebar snap on me. When I examined the break, I saw some of that same white powdery looking stuff. I'm guessing my bars got scratched and corroded leading to failure.
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