tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253397448106886426.post8563468331436317491..comments2024-03-28T10:03:02.913-07:00Comments on Busted Carbon: Broken Fork on a Giant OCR Alliance CompFigBughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899757730931130302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253397448106886426.post-77844746240000044412022-12-29T14:59:20.813-08:002022-12-29T14:59:20.813-08:00Grades can always be corrected, because on this si...Grades can always be corrected, because on this site <a href="https://startup.info/find-your-top-essay-writer-10-websites-to-opt-for-help-anytime/" rel="nofollow">https://startup.info/find-your-top-essay-writer-10-websites-to-opt-for-help-anytime/</a> you will find your best essay writer: 10 websites that you can turn to for help at any time and write any essay competently and efficientlySkyeSweet1276https://www.blogger.com/profile/12167061737529548051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253397448106886426.post-84929600887118575752010-11-28T00:51:09.374-08:002010-11-28T00:51:09.374-08:00From the OP's thread (later pages where he des...From the OP's thread (later pages where he describes his fall): 1) he had his hands off the handlebar, 2) he chipped his teeth, 3) front wheel suffered no damage. Based on the evidence, it sounds like at some point when the rider lost balance, the fork/front wheel was turned 90 deg causing violent lateral stress. The wheel looks like a Mavic Aksium which is actually quite robust given its spoke count and heavy-ish rim. So as the front wheel held up, the fork blades snapped in the lateral direction, which most (carbon) forks are not designed for. (They are primarily designed for longitudinal and frontal stress - holding the bike up and handling impacts such as potholes, and stress from braking.) While I would agree that a stronger, more robustly designed carbon fork would not have broken in this way, it is not unreasonable if indeed the front wheel was suddenly cocked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com