I think it's plausible that there's just a bunch of rust scale developing
under the paint. Take a drill and wire brush attachment, remove the paint,
and see what you have underneath. You'd want to do that to arrest the rust
anyway. All those little "bubbled" areas want to be stripped bare
The obvious thing to do first is contact Riv as this is by no means in the
bounds or anything "normal". If they don't offer a replacement, or
recommend a builder inspect it for possible repair, I'd look for a builder
that is close to you. If you're near Ohio I'd recommend Jack Trumbull of
I would stop riding that bike immediately.
Get a new fork—that one looks like it would be very difficult to repair, and a
fork is a high-stress item that will generate catastrophic results if it fails
while you’re riding.
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