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Old 05-29-19, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
hmmm ...

"the front fork snapped in half as if it had exploded from within" & “There’s an old saying in bike manufacturing: It can be lightweight, durable, or cheap—pick two. A lot of these carbon-fiber components are lightweight and cheap, but they are not durable.”

gonna be looking at my older (preowned) carbon fork equipped road bike, (with an unknown history), with more doubt now ...
Someone in this thread survived a steel and aluminum fork “asplosion.” Suggest you broaden your doubts.

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