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Spotted a cracked fork during a simple headset job
Was working on a road bike with a wobbly front end, figured it was just the headset bearings. When I took it apart, the fork steerer tube had a crack near the crown race. Had to tell the customer the bad news. Have you seen this often on carbon forks? Kinda scary tbh.
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jamieshah6mo ago
Check every older carbon fork like Brooker saw, cracks hide under the crown race.
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paige366mo ago
That "cracks hide under the crown race" bit from @jamieshah is so true. It's a scary spot because you just don't see it during a normal clean. Makes checking old carbon a real must-do.
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