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Post by cusqueno on Oct 15, 2014 12:30:07 GMT
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Jem
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Post by Jem on Oct 15, 2014 20:34:58 GMT
I saw this on CTC and jokingly told them that we had the market corned on the 'Death Fork' nick name.
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Post by velocipete on Oct 15, 2014 21:03:13 GMT
Death Fork(TM)?
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by triitout on Oct 15, 2014 22:10:51 GMT
Ha!!!!
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Post by kickstandman on Oct 18, 2015 2:06:30 GMT
I did not want to start a new thread but when I got my Viscount Aerospace, having been alarmed about the fork, we put a new "chrome" one in.
Now, I don't know if I could research it and find the data again, but it was my understanding that if the fork base under the head tube could attract a magnet, then, it was one of the correct forks with steel on that part of the fork so in other words, I guess a "safe" fork and that I did not have to replace the fork. Oh well, live and learn, the replacement fork looks fine.
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Post by triitout on Oct 18, 2015 3:33:40 GMT
I think you did the right thing. Unless you know the history and that the bike was hardly ridden, there's a risk of accumulated stress and cracks developing where you can't check even on the Type III. My personal feeling is if the bike is going to be a regular rider, put a new steel fork. If it's a once in a while short easy ride in the neighborhood on a very lightly used fork it's probably safe. My classmate had a fork break when he jumped a curb on his Aerospace Pro when it was probably about a year old. Call me somewhat risk averse but it's one less thing to think about. Disclaimer: The views expressed by this journalist do not necessarily reflect those of management on this forum  |
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