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Has anyone ever heard of a broken carbon cross fork? I'm talking standard cross fork for canti's, rather than a disc specific model, broken through "normal" riding, rather than a crash. I had one, but was nervous of it and changed it for a steel fork instead.
Thanks,
Steve
Been running carbon CX forks for a few years without any problems, did see a pair snap at the steerer base during the 3 peaks race a few years ago though, fella went down very hard. Whether you consider the 3 peaks to be normal CX is another matter.
No, never seen any, have seen a pair fail on a road bike tho, but it was a realy old set of forks
http://www.bustedcarbon.com/2010_01_01_archive.html
Carbon / plastic (CFRP) forks breaking is probably more accident damage than anything else.
Had a cannondale carbon fork and and now an easton EX90 fork (full carbon inc. steerer) - seems tough enough, I would say the easton is stupid light but stiffer so seems like the holy grail, much less flex/judder than the cheaper carbon/alloy fork.
If you see how hard crossers ride at obstacles you wouldn't worry.
Only ones i have seen go were on the 3px, the guy on the site carrying the bikes down the hill was on a borrowed bike as well !!