Originally Posted by
Kontact
That's like saying the bike industry should have "solved" chains wearing out. Everything has a failure rate - including welds. Get over it. This is not a big or common problem.
So then we can graduate to talking about the many failings of steel. Then aluminum. Then we can give up on cycling altogether because it isn't perfect enough.
Well said buddy ! Check this out. Felt it get squirrely on a big downhill. Fortunately I got it stopped and found a ride home. Suspect the root cause was inadequate flush after chrome.
Yes that is the bottom side of a fork crown. This was a custom frame from an absolute top tier builder - out of respect I will not mention the name. Could have been much worse.
/markp
