I would stop riding that bike immediately. Get a new fork—that one looks like it would be very difficult to repair, and a fork is a high-stress item that will generate catastrophic results if it fails while you’re riding.
--Eric Norris [email protected] Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy > On Oct 3, 2022, at 6:53 PM, Karl Wilcox <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's metal fatigue-- steel frames do fail, but never catastrophically. I > had this problem with a number of steel frames when I raced. The problem is > generally caused by either over-heating of tubes or, rarely, bad tubing (True > Temper released some prone to crack tubes in the 1990's). The builder > probably just got the metal way too hot causing brittleness. Of all my steel > frames, the only frame which has lasted 45 years is a 1977 steel Mercian > which was built on an open hearth, thus ensuring that tubes are never > overheated. Having said that, my Rivendell steel frames have not cracked > even after many thousands of miles of hard riding. If I had a fork that > cracked like that, I would contact your local frame-builder for advice on > repair and costs). > > On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 6:07 PM Matthew Williams > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > Hi all, I just found a scary-looking crack in the crown of my Appaloosa’s > fork. I have several questions: > > 1: Is this a structural failure, or just old/deteriorating paint? > > 2: Is the fork fixable/salvageable? > > 3: Is this a common thing i.e. has anyone else experienced this? If so, were > you able to/how did you fix it? > > 4: Would a fork from a new 57cm Appaloosa fit my older 58cm Appaloosa? > > Advice and recommendations welcome. > > <IMG_3565.jpg><IMG_3564.jpg><IMG_3568.jpg> > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/AE7B7D42-14E6-4DBF-8D5D-C3E09815D08D%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/AE7B7D42-14E6-4DBF-8D5D-C3E09815D08D%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CADftY8j9MrbDNr6-qtsLdue9LxnLoMAXC4oLe9wjKVkVtQL8bw%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CADftY8j9MrbDNr6-qtsLdue9LxnLoMAXC4oLe9wjKVkVtQL8bw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4D1E4836-D73C-4313-82EE-4DA2E9F77990%40me.com.
