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Bicycling

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts) Tue May 21, 2013, 08:12 PM May 2013

"Little Known Safety Problems" from a fantastic site for all things related to bikes

http://www.crw.org/safety/06safetyPgs/06dec-SafetyProblems.php

This piece about tire pressure also caught my eye from the same site

http://www.crw.org/safety/12safetyPgs/12nov-pressure.php

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"Little Known Safety Problems" from a fantastic site for all things related to bikes (Original Post) snagglepuss May 2013 OP

I had an aluminum fork snap on me in 1979 jberryhill Jun 2013 #1

How horrible. Was it a mtb? snagglepuss Jun 2013 #2

No, it was a Gitane road bike jberryhill Jun 2013 #3

Thanks. Helas Jun 2013 #4

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. I had an aluminum fork snap on me in 1979

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 05:22 PM

Jun 2013

Ended up unconscious on the side of the road for about 5 minutes.

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

2. How horrible. Was it a mtb?

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 8, 2013, 01:09 PM

Jun 2013

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

3. No, it was a Gitane road bike

Reply to snagglepuss (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 8, 2013, 01:16 PM

Jun 2013

I had bent my fork and replaced it with a "just as good" aluminum fork.

Helas

(7 posts)

4. Thanks.

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 08:33 AM

Jun 2013

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