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  1. Original post
    D.P.G.
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    Anyone ever have any serious failure with a carbon fork with
    a carbon steering tube. I just got one and it seems real
    light. Wondering about overall safety.

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  2. Ronald
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    Quoted message said:

    Anyone ever have any serious failure with a carbon
    fork with a


    carbon

    Quoted message said:

    steering tube. I just got one and it seems real light.
    Wondering


    about

    Quoted message said:

    overall safety.

    I never heard anyone complain yet, but when it fails you
    propably have a hard time talking so who knows?

    "D.P.G." <1@1> wrote in message
    news:joebc.59742$K91.146799@attbi_s02...

    Quoted message said:

    Anyone ever have any serious failure with a carbon
    fork with a


    carbon

    Quoted message said:

    steering tube. I just got one and it seems real light.
    Wondering


    about

    Quoted message said:

    overall safety.

    Report
  3. Alex Rodriguez
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    In article <joebc.59742$K91.146799@attbi_s02>, 1@1 says...

    Quoted message said:

    Anyone ever have any serious failure with a carbon fork
    with a carbon steering tube. I just got one and it seems
    real light. Wondering about overall safety.

    I'd stick with a reputable brand if I was going that route.
    -------------
    Alex

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  4. carlfogel
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    Originally posted by Alex Rodriguez
    In article <joebc.59742$K91.146799@attbi_s02>, 1@1 says...

    Quoted message said:

    Anyone ever have any serious failure with a carbon fork
    with a carbon steering tube. I just got one and it seems
    real light. Wondering about overall safety.



    I'd stick with a reputable brand if I was going that route.
    -------------
    Alex

    Dear Alex,

    Are there any lists of disreputable brands?

    Eagerly,

    Carl Fogel

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  5. Qui Si Parla Ca
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    DPG-<< Anyone ever have any serious failure with a carbon
    fork with a carbon steering tube. I just got one and it
    seems real light. Wondering about overall safety. >><BR><BR>

    " no such thing as a free lunch"...Light is not as strong as
    not as light, other things, like material, being equal. A
    light carbon fork isn't as strong as a heavier one.

    Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St.
    Boulder, CO, 80302
    (303)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali
    costruite eccezionalmente bene"

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  6. Qui Si Parla Ca
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    carl-<< Are there any lists of disreputable brands?

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    <BR><BR>

    The only one I have seen that has failed was a Corima...

    Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St.
    Boulder, CO, 80302
    (303)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali
    costruite eccezionalmente bene"

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  7. Bill
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    Several years ago I had a carbon fork with carbon steerer with "Litespeed"
    decal on it. It broke near the crown and luckily I found it doing
    maintenance and not riding it. Be careful - not worth the weight in my
    opinion.
    "D.P.G." <1@1> wrote in message news:joebc.59742$K91.146799@attbi_s02...

    Quoted message said:

    Anyone ever have any serious failure with a carbon fork
    with a carbon steering tube. I just got one and it seems
    real light. Wondering about overall safety.

    Report
  8. Alex Rodriguez
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    In article <[email hidden]>,
    [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:
    Alex Rodriguez said:

    In article <joebc.59742$K91.146799@attbi_s02>, 1@1
    says...

    Quoted message said:

    Anyone ever have any serious failure with a carbon
    fork with a carbon steering tube. I just got one and
    it seems real light. Wondering about overall safety.


    I'd stick with a reputable brand if I was going that
    route.
    -------------
    Alex


    Dear Alex, Are there any lists of disreputable
    brands? Eagerly,

    I would stick to forks that have brand names. I've seen
    forks without any markings on them.
    ------------
    Alex

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