This is my friend’s bike. He was riding behind me so I did not see the crash, but according to him the Fork Arch randomly snapped while riding a turn and threw him OTB.
He will contact Fox to see what they will say, but we cannot wrap our heads around the fact that it snapped on both sides. I have scanned forums and have not found any similar situtations, could this be a material defect ?
And regarding repairs, do you think that only the lowers can be changed, if after inspection everything else lools good ? Does Fox sell these as spare parts ?
by BrokenDerailleur
7 Comments
Never seen a fail quite like that, especially on something this new
Lowers are a super easy swap. I would be surprised if FOX didn’t honor the warranty
Fox will want to see that fork. Contact them with pics and explanation of what happened. 20+ years of riding and working with mountain bikes…this is a new one.
That is weird, I can only think that would break if the arch was hit directly or the lower legs were pulled apart, pushed together or twisted which neither is likely.
Can you share a high-res picture of the surface of the break? Wondering if it snapped in one go or had a growing crack that grew some time before it snapped.
My theory is that the front tire picked up a rock and tried to squeeze it through your fork at speed… something had to give and it wasn’t going to be the rock
That’s nuts! Never seen a fork fail that way!
Is the fork retrofitted on that old jeffsy?