Coaster Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 I'm riding a 20 Clean carbon fork for about a year. It's still fine but i think about getting a new one because i don't know how long it will last. I never had any carbon stuff before. I broke a Echo aluminium fork some years ago also 2 aluminium bars. What do you think will be stronger? Alu or carbon forks on a 20 inch bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 It's not really just the material - the design will play a big role in how long they last. Some companies don't make great carbon forks and they break faster, other companies (like Clean and Crewkerz) do and their carbon forks will last a long, long time. If there's no signs of them breaking then you're probably fine to keep riding them. Carthy used to break alloy forks pretty regularly but the Crewkerz Carbons last him a long time, so if he's got that similar increase in durability from switching to them you should too. The Clean forks are extremely similar to the Crewkerz ones, so they should be fairly representative. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Is there any sign so i can see it will snap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 My Try-All carbons started to creak before they let go. Just inspect them regularly for any signs of abnormal marks/distress in the lacquer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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