428 others Posted January 2, 2013 Share Love "risking my life" on my 'dale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZRider Posted January 2, 2013 Share I ride a CAAD with a carbon fork, no worries at all. Friends on Super Sixes ride them hard, never seen one fail.That said, if my fork ever failed like that I would never ride the brand again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted January 2, 2013 Share Love "risking my life" on my 'dale... Post Of The Morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted January 2, 2013 Share Any brand can fail at anytime. Nothing is infallible. I had a fall with a steel bike ages ago. Damage was cosmetic to frame. 6 months down the line I was doing sprint training and the downtube and toptube snapped just behind the fork. Dr Snuggles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Bornman Posted January 2, 2013 Share yikes, pics perhaps? dare i ask: brand of bike/fork? was thinking of this type of failure: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uDEV4tFXYVM/SCOKUQRedQI/AAAAAAAAAGo/C3PDkjyRlzQ/s1600/DSCF3295.JPG This however, was from a well used fork, bontrager though, not crackendale. Maybe the more sudden failures are cleaner.This fork failed because someone threw a spear into the wheel as it was turning. The broken spokes tell the story. We need to see the other bike's wheels as well as a close-up of that crack, Take a nice photo with a proper macro camera, not a cellphone photo. I don't care how many terrapixels cellphone cameras have, their photos are not good enough for this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nerd Posted January 2, 2013 Share Any brand can fail at anytime. Nothing is infallible. I had a fall with a steel bike ages ago. Damage was cosmetic to frame. 6 months down the line I was doing sprint training and the downtube and toptube snapped just behind the fork. But you HAD A FALL...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted January 2, 2013 Share Bikes are products.Products are not invincible. Just glad the owner is up and about to roll another day. Denny Menchov and Dr Snuggles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted January 2, 2013 Share But you HAD A FALL...... Point I was trying to make is that something can fail without any warning and no material is without fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted January 2, 2013 Share This fork failed because someone threw a spear into the wheel as it was turning. The broken spokes tell the story. Agree. Failure in OP's pic looks similar, but no point in speculating further. Even more pointless to go ape about Cannondale, carbon fibre, QA process, country of manufacture etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigshow Posted January 2, 2013 Share Im a dale Boy too, If it can hold me at 118kg, hard rider, big gears.... they the boss. Also 1 of the few frames to do a 63cm frame for a length of 6'8". I love my farm-gate cannondale bikes, never a change, very good service from Omnico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mental Mamba Posted January 2, 2013 Share Happy with my cannondale thank you......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted January 2, 2013 Share This fork failed because someone threw a spear into the wheel as it was turning. And I thought we had it bad on our roads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker911 Posted January 2, 2013 Share When it comes to MTB theres no way I'm riding plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted January 2, 2013 Share When it comes to MTB theres no way I'm riding plastic The World Downhill Champ rides a carbon Santa Cruz .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heino Posted January 2, 2013 Share Shame man. I would just keep on escilating the matter. We are protected by a consumer act and trust me it will work for you as a consumer. Cannondale won't let one unhappy customer ruin their hard earned reputation, I am sure they will help you out. So sorry man, it happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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