Glad this story had a happy ending with the usual excellent customer service of the Riv people. I hope you'll tell us what they say about the cause of failure...not as a knock or anything...just inquiring minds wanting to know. And we want to see what the rebuilt repainted Appaloosa looks like, of course.
At any rate...I am glad nothing bad happened to YOU...that is the main thing Good luck with the rebuild On Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 1:42:10 PM UTC-5 Matthew Williams wrote: > Hi everyone, thank you for your recommendations and wisdom; I took your > advice and sent the photos to the Rivendellers. Said Vince, “It > definitely looks like a crack in the fork crown and not just a paint chip. > You can't ride on that fork anymore.” Vince wanted a closer look, so we > met at the shop early this morning, and Will removed the fork. > > The crack is only on the top right side of the fork crown. Vince and his > team are going to consult with the factory to determine whether the > failure was caused by an impact, a metallurgical defect, a manufacturing > or production-related issue, or just mileage. > > Vince gave me a replacement Appaloosa fork! I’m thinking I’ll have it and > the frame repainted, and rebuild the bike over the winter so it’s ready to > ride in the spring. > > To answer some of the questions: > > - What kind of riding do you do? > I ride around town, and I often do day trips of 30 to 50 miles, all on > paved roads. I don’t jump curbs and the only off-road stuff I’ve ridden has > been a few gravel paths and a fire road. In the two years I’ve had the > bike, I’ve probably ridden over 3000 miles. > > - Have you had any events that may have stressed the fork? > No, I haven’t had any collisions or falls that would have affected the > fork. I weigh about 165, I don’t load up the bike up with gear, and I don’t > have a front rack. > > - Are you the original owner? > No, I'm the second owner—but the bike was nearly new when I bought it. > The original owner had only ridden the bike twice, and I doubt he’d > ridden beyond the bike path. The bike was spotless and the build was stock > Rivendell, like it had just rolled off the showroom floor. > > - Do you live in a wet or marine environment? > I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, but I always keep the bike indoors > and I’ve only ridden in the rain once. None of the other spots of exposed > metal on the frame have any signs of corrosion. > > Thanks again, everyone, for your help. I appreciate it, very much. Special > thanks also to Vince and Will and the team at Rivendell—you guys are the > best. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0e057e36-faf7-4a57-8d3d-efc5d2190f3cn%40googlegroups.com.
