There is yet another 'asploding carbon' thread on this forum.

So, practically speaking, what are the alternatives? If I want to replace my carbon road fork, are there non-carbon aftermarket options?

I've seen a rather heavy steel fork available here and there online. What about aluminum forks? Who has swapped out their carbon fork for a metal version?

You are over-reacting.

Besides, there is no suitable substitute for a carbon fork on a carbon frame, Al or Ti frame. If you can't trust your carbon fork, just go back to steel frame and fork. Keep in mind though, the problem seen with old carbon rims has not been observed in carbon forks.

I've seen a Ti fork on a Ti frame. I'm quite curious how those rare TI forks are, besides being extremely expensive.

get a steel fork similar to this:

If you're referring to the wheel thread, there are quite different demands of a wheel vs fork.

• Abrasion of the brake track.
• Heat generated from long, hard braking.
• Outward pressure along the bead of clincher tires
• Age and design changes

Only the last of which applies to your fork.

The data I've seen on frame structural integrity is that Carbon Frames tend to be strong and resilient under normal use. The biggest faults are with a few very specific types of crash damage, including focused impact and abrasion damage being more severe than with other frame materials. Perhaps also compression damage from over-zealous mechanics.

If you're particularly concerned, either buy steel or aluminum.

Or, better yet, buy a new $10,000 bike each year. Sell it for $1000 at the end of the year and buy another $10,000 bike the next year.

That thread was in jest, the "asploding" part at least, and concerning Boyd's wheels. Sheesh. Stop browsing bustedcarbon.com.

Between cars, dogs, drainage covers, potholes, other cyclists, rain, leaves, rocks, debris, catastrophic blow out, ad nauseaum, any fears of a carbon fork failure is way down on the list.

Get a New one every spring, F1 always starts with a New Car every year.

They're pretty rare. Dean makes Ti bikes with Ti forks on some models

I didn't realize Dean was still operating. How come we hear about them so rarely?

They don't want to be mentioned in the 41 too often?

Right!

How many carbon forks are on bikes out in the wild? How many have you even heard​ of failing?

Kinesis Road Training Fork | ProBikeKit.com

So only 3 have failed?

Exactly. Almost every bike sold in.... how long? has had a carbon fork. Very, very few have failed. Relax.

Search google images for broken carbon forks. You asked, dude *shrug*

we are on the same side here.

Let's not pick sides and fight about it. [MENTION=133361]Lazyass[/MENTION] are you through? Good.

I was joking with my response.

When CF fails it is often dramatic. All frame materials can fail, but showing photos of broken Canondales(crack&fails) doesn't help the cause.

Columnist Victor Davis Hanson's carbon fork asploded a couple years ago.

The Unforgiving Moment | My CMS

He says it failed where there was a hairline crack. He got banged up pretty good.

It is rare though.

Through with that? I posted an aluminum fork for the OP, then addressed a question. Not my fault he didn't like my answer. I didn't fight or argue with anyone.

I googled carbon fork failure and looked at the images and wow! Then in fairness I googles steel fork failures... and still got mainly carbon fork pictures, LOL!

You need a story to go with the photo.

Let's assume the girl with the arm in the sling broke the fork and hurt her arm. Was that JRA (Just riding along)? Or did something else happen? Crashing into a parked car at high speed? Getting something caught in the spokes?

Or, perhaps riding on a fork that had been previously damaged in a crash, or ignoring obvious cracks.

There are plenty of photos of steel bikes with bent forks, or the toptube/downtube bends after crashes.

Of course, there are advantages of not having to walk home after a crash, even if one has to twist the stem backwards to get adequate wheel clearance with a bent fork

Hard to see what is going on there.

I see a pile of random carbon fiber bike parts.
There is one fork that appears severed, again without a cause mentioned.

Several seat posts missing pieces. Were those considered damaged (but not broken in half?) HOW?

Two apparently intact handlebars too. Were they damaged? Crash damaged?