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Carbon forks

Postby Will » Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:46 pm

Do carbon forks need special treatment?

I have carbon forks on my [url=http://www.condorcycles.com/pista.html]Pista[/url] and they have a nut fastening (rather than a quick release).

Last time I tightened up the nut - after fixing a puncture on a GP4000 of course :lol: - there was a little cracking noise as I did so.It looks like I had just cracked the layer of paint, but it occurred to me that I should presumably be a bit careful with carbon stuff.

What do you reckon? Should I get them checked out etc?
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Re: Carbon forks

Postby Andrew G » Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:01 pm

Probably just cracking the laquer / paint on the drop out. I crank my nuts up quite hard :shock: and it just wears away on the dropouts, front and rear. They are probably alloy dropouts rather than carbon, just slacken your nuts (sorry :oops: ) and see if it's just the paint gone.

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Re: Carbon forks

Postby -Adam- » Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:37 pm

Seriously Sean, get on with your work!
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Re: Carbon forks

Postby Elliot M » Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:52 pm

Are the dropouts really carbon? That's pretty rare except for very high end - but they are often painted so you can't see where the Al starts.

Even if they are, there is usually an aluminium insert on the actual clamping surface
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