Just randomly found this while cleaning my bike, no idea how this happened 😅, it has not had any impact at all in that area so I’m thinking it may just be the paint going bumpy? There is no sign of crack anywhere
by Gap-Negative
Just randomly found this while cleaning my bike, no idea how this happened 😅, it has not had any impact at all in that area so I’m thinking it may just be the paint going bumpy? There is no sign of crack anywhere
by Gap-Negative
9 Comments
Uff looks risky to continue using the fork especially since it’s so close to the brake. You could be alright using that but fork failure is definitely something I wouldn’t want.
You can try to peel the paint and see how the structure is. But, on the second photo, it looks like there is a bulge running down the frame where the bolt is. That almost looks like over torqued bolt damaging the frame.
I wouldn’t ride it.
Looks proper cracked
That is totally jacked. Looks about as unsafe as it could possibly be. It’s pulled out of the carbon
Thats toast. Srsly do NOT ride this. Those might be loose ends lf cabon fibre in the closeup shot, right next to the calipper bolts. Worst case they might snap under braking
Take the caliper off the fork and have a look and poke around. Looks fucked from the photos but hard to tell for sure.
Certainly wouldn’t ride it until you get confirmation though. Especially wouldn’t ride it considering it’s the front brake. Failure could be catastrophic.
Looks like a bunch of corrosion happening where the alloy dropouts sections and carbon frame meet. Take your brake off and GENTLY use a pick or small flathead an pick the paint off. Then you will have a better idea of what’s going on under the paint. If it is just some flakey/powdery corrosion you’ll probably be okay. Just super clean the area, scotchbright the area some to get as much as you can off until it looks clean, wipe down again, and let it dry.
I would not suggest painting over the area again because if any corrosion was left it will just spread again if sealed off
Ood that sucks. Rotors too big for the frame? Callipers too tight? Bolts don’t need to be THAT tight.