EZRider Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 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.
'Dale Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 Love "risking my life" on my 'dale... Post Of The Morning...
Cippo Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 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
Johan Bornman Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 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.
the nerd Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 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......
'Dale Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 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
Cippo Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013   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.
Christie Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013  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.
Bigshow Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 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.
Mental Mamba Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 Happy with my cannondale thank you.........
Iwan Kemp Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 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!
Seeker911 Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 When it comes to MTB theres no way I'm riding plastic
kosmonooit Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 When it comes to MTB theres no way I'm riding plastic  The World Downhill Champ rides a carbon Santa Cruz ....
Guest Heino Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 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...
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