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Should I get new forks? These are rusting and I'm starting to get a little paranoid. I got them used, and I don't know how old they are or how long they've been rusting.
And yes, it may be surface rust in the steerer tube blah blah blah, but it's around the dropouts that I'm concerned about. These are Fit Blade 2 forks. I've also been wanting to drop down in offset length (from 33mm to 25mm) so that would be another bonus of buying new forks.
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If you want new forks anyway, go for it. Better to be safe than sorry.
I'm contemplating new cranks soon for the exact same reason. I haven't got a clue how old my cranks are, and they're raw with rust spots all over the place. I'd rather buy a new pair when I can and know they're new than end up hurting myself if they snap, and not be able to ride until I can afford new ones
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That looks like a combination of surface rust and dirt, I personally wouldn't worry about it, but i suppose it depends on how hard you are stressing them as well, if you retire them and keep them for spares then you could get some rust treatment into them and then a can of red oxide on a straw and spray it into the forks to prevent them getting worse while they sit in storage.
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grumpySteve wrote:If you want new forks anyway, go for it. Better to be safe than sorry.
I'm contemplating new cranks soon for the exact same ...more
Yup, that's how I feel. I'd rather spend a little extra and save myself from face planting in the near future, instead of face planting and then having to buy new forks anyway.
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My frame and probably all other parts of my bike at like that , fuck it and ride it .
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readybmxer wrote:
Definitely get a new one when you can. My buddy's snapped where yours likely could. Funny, this dude shreds the hardest, ...more
So was rust the reason for the snap? Has anyone here had any parts snap/break because of rust?
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readybmxer wrote:
Definitely get a new one when you can. My buddy's snapped where yours likely could. Funny, this dude shreds the hardest, ...more
Thats more likely to be metal fatigue than corrosion, especially if he rides as hard as you say
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Pretty sure it wasn't actually made rusty. Don't get me wrong, I love raw parts, and a bit of visible surface rust. But once things start to rust on the inside you have no clue how much damage it's done.
Regardless of what everyone else has said, if you want new forks, get some. Forks are one of those things you really don't want failing on you.
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grumpySteve wrote:Pretty sure it wasn't actually made rusty. Don't get me wrong, I love raw parts, and a bit of visible surface rust. But once ...more
Ok, thank you Steve. Ill call my local shop and see if they have any R25's in store. They're sold out online everywhere.
And I can agree 100% that forks are the one part I wouldn't want to fail on me.
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Sweeeeet!
Just a follow-up on my earlier post, we believe it was rust that was the issue as it was heavily corroded on the inside and outside of the steerer tube near the welds, and nowhere else was rusted on the fork. The forks were around three years old and spent a few months off a bike.
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readybmxer wrote:Sweeeeet!
Just a follow-up on my earlier post, we believe it was rust that was the issue as it was heavily corroded on the ...more
Cool, I just found out my old forks (the rusty ones) were fit blade ones so they're definitely a bit older.
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Seattle BMX hooked me up with some Cult Dehart Slicks in 2.4 for free! Shoutout to them for coming through. Anyways, now with the new forks I can run tires that are over 2.3 wide! The cult deharts inflate to 2.5 wide and 21" tall. Absolutely massive! 
(Sawdust on the tire)
Bin that thing and get a new one!
