Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: AMuzi Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Cast fork crown failure Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:22:10 -0500 Organization: Yellow Jersey, Ltd. Lines: 17 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 21:22:13 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="4db46b1fd875a70a2f7f68f32adf47ba"; logging-data="3328823"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18Qm7b2qX9UMR8q1e5SpdgR" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:JQu9lsTotJf2KhEBpUpbG2cRnhw= Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 1393 1950s British made, resprayed here in 2011. Matching mudguards added 2016: http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/rivet16a.jpg Failed at walking speed, coasting to a stop sign after a ride. No rider injury. http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/rivett4a.jpg Rider reported two weeks earlier inability to center wheel in fork, 'unusual handling', 'pulls to one side'. Was planning to ship fork here for alignment check. -- Andrew Muzi am@yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971