Yeah, it totally can. If the front wheel is locked, and if the front tire cannot slide, and the rider + cargo is pretty heavy, the fork absolutely can fold before the rider goes over the bars. If it was on dirt the front tire would have most likely slid before the fork buckled. If it was a lightweight rider + cargo, then they would have gone over the bars before the fork buckled.
One of the reasons frame builders make way-too-strong frames is so the fork is a sacrificial part during a mishap like this. The 2TT Sam frame shrugged this off. On Tuesday, July 23, 2013 4:36:37 PM UTC-7, rw1911 wrote: > > I may be naive, but just can't see how a *stick* could do such damage. I > haven't had the displeasure, but imagine it going something like... stick > gets sucked, front wheel locks, rapid deceleration, rider over bars and the > bike probably leaves the ground relieving the force on the fork. Perhaps > the extensive fork damage is the result of a post-stick, high speed impact? > > http://rivbike.tumblr.com/ > > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
