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Just realized a customer's 'slight wobble' was a cracked fork steerer

A guy came into the shop last week saying his front end felt 'a little off' on descents. When I pulled the fork, I found a hairline crack all the way around the steerer tube under the crown race. He said he'd been riding it like that for a month. Anyone else had a close call where the customer's description was way too casual for the actual problem?
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jesse84
jesse8422d agoTop Commenter
My buddy had a customer come in complaining of a "ticking noise" from the rear wheel. Turns out three spokes were completely snapped and the rim had a huge flat spot. The guy had been commuting on it for two weeks like that, just thought it was a loose brake pad or something.
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piper175
piper17522d ago
That cracked steerer story and @jesse84's snapped spokes make me shudder.
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