Originally Posted by
Redbullet
Thanks.
I want to upgrade a secondhand bike that I used a few years on the smart trainer. I think that a minimum safety measure before using it on the road would be replacing the old fork. So, I try to keep investment at minimum. It looks that a straight 1 1/8 would be sufficient for the scope, but now I start to have doubts that it is technically possible.
My observation is that forks seem to be well engineered to not fail. The usual failure, if any, is either the top of the steerer from stem overtightening or the occasional bond failure on a metal dropout (which doesn't usually cause a crash). So I wouldn't replace it if there isn't something obviously damaged.
Also, consider contacting the maker for a "crash replacement" price on the same fork.