not resolvedAs many will know, I had a spill two weeks ago (http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10643). I seem to be healing well so I have been thinking what I might do about my bike and I was hoping for some good advice from you folks. There are 3 elements:
1) Certainty about cause of accident:
Working out the cause is going to help me get back on my bike with greater confidence. The two main likely causes seem to be:
- front tyre puncture leads to loss of control
- speed wobble
I think the former is the most likely because the tyre was partly off the wheel, I'd recently gone over a nasty cattle grid and the wobble was much more progressive and violent than one might expect from a speed wobble. Also I was probably going between 20 and 30 mph - not that fast.
I guess to be certain the best way is to look for the (snake-bite) puncture - though I have a niggle that this could have been caused by the being out of control bit.
2) Taking the bike somewhere to check it over
The bike seems little harmed by the process (scrape to the saddle) but the bits I'd worry about would be the fork and front wheel. The rim might be an issue for the wheel if the tyre came off on the grid? Is there any point in taking the bike in, especially if I want to replace the fork anyway? And where?
3) The fork
I've been thinking of replacing the fork anyway as it has always seemed a bit twitchy on descents (could also be the geometry or me). Many advise to replace the fork after a crash - though the landing may have been softer than mine according to Cyclingmollie. Any recommendations on carbon forks for road bikes?
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