I've got this exact bike in the work stand currently. Funnily enough to replace the headset and BB. new headset arrived and compression plug supplied was promptly filed in the correct area (bin) I really dont know what cannondale are smoking in their HQ.
Is it any wonder Cannondale recalled 11000 of forks / bikes, yes.. ELEVEN-THOUSAND forks have been recalled because of cannondale's greed and lack of quality control. When was the last time you saw 11000 steel, titanium or aluminum forks being recalled? and yes, the Cannondale bicycle recall was due to FORK FAILURE. The Miami Herald wrote an article about the recall titled: "Cannondale bikes recalled after BROKEN FORKS result in serious injuries and ONE DEATH"
Would love to see a follow up video of the repair and reinforcement :) My 2018 Canyon road bike came with a similar type of compression plug. However, after seeing your previous video on compression plugs, I quickly replaced it with a longer and more supportive type. After seeing this, I'm glad I did. I wonder why the manufacturers insist that these types of plugs are safe/sufficient?
I have a review of Specialized's expander plug which you can get at any Specialized shop or online. Unfortunately, the Specialized plug is not "floating". It sits at a fixed height from the top of the steerer tube, so it's really limited as to where you can support the stem clamping.
My 1 year old Decathlon EDR CF 105 bike has a similar problem. I use torque wrench for everything carbon related, but since the original expander was tiny tiny thing inside the fork and a massive gap from top cap with a long M6 bolt to 5CM below, the top of the fork slowly started to get crushed. I have now bought a PRO expander that's only 20g heavier, but fully hugs a very long tube. Likely I need to chop about 1CM from the top of the fork to have a cleaner fork and even have an extra spacer right below the top cap. The new expander already gives me a sense of security that I won't fall off the bike at 70km/h downhills.
Hi. I got the same bike and I want to replace the plug with the same one from pro. How did you manage to remove the original expander after removing the bolt? Thanks
Would you be able to take a rough guess on how many bikes are produced that are 'flawless' as far as the layup and compaction ect on a percentage? Also, all of these bikes that have flaws from the factory, voids ect - how many would you say could be dangerous?
Cannondale has a long history here... I remember servicing my friend's new CAAD8 with a carbon fiber steerer in the fork, and it had what looked like a regular star nut.
I bought one of those digital inch pound torque wrenches. As I tried to use it the first time I stopped applying torque long before I got to the number printed on the bike. I have never had any of these under torqued connections come lose on me. Of course I use fiber grip on all said connections.
This the correct way to do it. You torque carbon to the amount needed, not the max. If nothing is slipping or creaking you're good to go. Also you have to consider, how the hell does a stem manufacture know the safe amount of torque can be applied to your steerer? I would not trust that torque spec. printed on stems.
NEVER USE A DIGITAL torque wrench on carbon parts!!! Always use a manual click type torque the reason is you can feel the torque as it clicks for you to stop. Your body is 1 million times more sensitive to torque forces than any digital torque wrench up to the point of the click. This is why I always use a manual torque wrench on bikes.
In realit ty the original Cannondale is gone, it's now a brand of the Dorel corporation, even the Cannondale test centre is closed. I don't know who makes Cannondale branded bikes nowadays but it isn't Cannondale it's imported from a factory somewhere in the far east. I guess different factories are used for different price points. Many classic bike brands nowadays are basically importers, the factories themselves dictate most of the specification especially for mid range and lower end bikes where costs are more critical. As for carbon fibre it is a high performance material. Like a sports car reliability and safety is compromised in the name of performance. What I find strange is with CF forks being by far the most dangerous CF component why aren't more bikes sold with CF frames but steel or aluminium forks. Surely better to have a CF frame and aluminium forks than aluminium frame and CF forks. If the frame starts cracking you have a chance of stopping and controlling the bike but CF fork failure can easily kill you. Personally I can't justify CF frames or forks, I'm a heavy rider and the weight savings would be utterly pointless for so many reasons.
Especially if fork is not exactly biggest part of bicycle....so where they are saving - weight, material or labour? Enhancing weight balance and riding characteristics? Tell me someone, please. To me, Ti frame with CF forks is like new car, sold with emergency wheels - they are lighter than full size wheels, but they compromise whole set. Titanium frame is much bigger than fork and they decide to make that small, but important part out of composite material....what's the point? Professional competition is something very different - they would ride thin air to move less weight around. But all the mortals (pun intended) suddenly needing CF fork on alu frame...beyond my understanding.
A question from an international viewer. I really love to hear what you think about carbon bearing races. Those head tubes used to have aluminum inserts and now it's all carbon. I suppose there are a lot of problems with naked carbon interfacing a hardened steel, aren't there?
When done correctly it is fine. There are problems however when these areas are not made well, often leading to incorrect fit tolerances and concentric alignment problems.
My cannondale caadx replacemebt fork (carbon) has auch a small inner diameter that a Full Support plug will not fit. What Now? The old fork, which had a alluminium steerer tube, was replaced by cd due to a recent Manufacturer recall
@@ggdd1299 Stop playing with your Life and get a Horse...or better yet, sell that crap car. Dont't believe me? Ask the guy's Wife , who was killed, Driving his car...
i've got a caad12 which has the same fork i believe - i've been casually eyeing up plugs since way back when you first pointed out that steerers are particularly important to treat properly. Think i might go pick up a Pro one or something, they seem nice and broad and solid.
Why don't they make forks with a profile and thread inside the steerer? From the top the steerer would look like, say, a Mercedes-Benz logo, but with a thread in the middle. This would do away with plugs, and make the steerer less vulnerable.
You can't repair voids, they are inside the layers of carbon fiber and epoxy resin. As he said on the video, you can reinforce the area.. and in the case you can't you just have to live with the voids.. or replace the item
This industry is severely lacking of policing body and penalty code. Manufacturers are getting more depending on market response and contributors such as these ones (than preemptive design quality effort) to deem a, so called ‘Voluntarily Recall’. To these manufacturers, this industry is like, NO DEATH NO GAINS.
As a mechanic & (as your good self sir) a carbon repair specialist, i've seen numerous carbon folk steerer failures due to inadequate manufacturer fitment steerer plugs/bungs & even one manufacturer CANYON that doesn't even feel one is required. It's unbelievable that any brand of cycle frames/built bikes can not know the importance of such. There have been many falalities worldwide due to this & those manufacturers STILL supply their frames/bikes without adequate steerer plugs/bungs. Shame on them. Tip...if shopping for a used or new frame or bike check this out. Adequate steerer plugs/bungs are not expensive & can save your life.
2:04 Not even Aliexpress Carbon frame kits come with that dinky compression plug!! That is not a compression plug, that is a just some bolt with an end on it lol. My Carbon Frame kit came with a full compression plug way past the attachment arm, so they are at least aware of these issues so they include a longer compression plug. Seriously a longer compression is 10$ on Aliexpress, these companies make me sick.
that cannondale compression plug is part of their SI system. Shockingly bad and totally inadequate in my opinion. i have had 2 sets of cannondale forks fail on 2 different bikes, cannondale used to use a star nut intended for steel steerer tubes in carbon steerer tube forks (both bikes were circa 2006/7) cannondale customer service was awful, they said it failed because it was over tightened and didnt warranty them. i dont know how long cannondale did this for, do anyone remember this, i did quick google search and people have commented about this in forums. i still have a cannondale slice of that era, when i get round to it i will dismantle it to see if that one used a star nut inside. i had another carbon steerer fork fail (not cannondale), it was super light and pretty expensive, it failed near the tube/fork leg junction. it happened when i was sprinting, the fork lost its structural integrity. i didnt crash but knew something was wrong, when disassembled the fork steerer was still attached but it was "wobbly", on closer inspection i noticed the steerer tube material was thinner (thickness of material not diameter) than other steerer tubes i compared it to, it was light for a reason, they use less material.
Cannonfail "optimization processes" make them use less material to "save weight" and to save money.. even if it means killing their customers when their forks fail, as in the case of the CAADX 2019 fork recall
This one is currently my favourite. It's pretty long, smooth, and it comes in different diameters to fit the fork steerer. Most fork steerers are 23 mm internal diameter, but some have thinner walls and the expander needs to be 24 mm, and some cheaper forks have really thick-walled steerers and you need 22 mm. www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=125558
@@shibaburn7725 It's about 48 mm, so covers the height of a typical stem if there's a single spacer on top of it. It sits at the end of the steerer. It's very much like the Specialized expander but available in different diameters. There's a Colnago expander available that is exactly the same but longer. It's about 9 cm long and extends well past the upper headset bearing in a typical installation. However, it's only available in the 22 mm internal diameter and doesn't fit that many forks.
My 2005 caad8 with all carbon premium fork has a star nut , beat that , after seeing all vids on failures on carbon forks I'm going to write to Cannondale and see what they will do for me . Penny wise dollar foolish......
What I always did was torque the stem bolts just to where your riding motion won't move the handlebars but a crash can easily rotate the stem and steerer. If you have your steerer and stem so tight together any impact will directly go to the joint area. By allowing the stem to rotate when a large impact happens, you can potentially save the steerer.
1. This fork didn't fail and unless it has a long plug in it then it will crack again after the expensive repair. 2. This fork didn't have a long enough steerer plug. 3. Colnago make 100mm plugs that actually work. 4. How a bike leaves a shop like this is beyond my logic. 5. If i see my mates riding uncut steerers I remind them every time I see them and offer to cut it for them for free. 6. Voids never cause a fork fail only these stupid shallow plugs do. Nobody has a pic of a carbon steerer fork that failed that used a 100mm plug Andy's went way below the bottom stem bolt 'crimp zone' and was torqued proper with a torque wrench. 7. The 11000 forks recalled by Cannondale recently had alloy steerers. It was an issue with the lawyer tabs if the skewer was loose and a heavy rider grabbed front brake hard. 8. You can disagree with me but you are still wrong.
no genius, stop spreading lies.. the Cannondale forks were recalled because of FORK FAILURE., The Miami Herald wrote an article about the recall titled: "Cannondale bikes recalled after broken forks result in serious injuries and one death"
@@durianriders "contacts" , you mean the chinese manufacturers you work for, desperately trying to do damage control on social media, so people don't realize most carbon manufacturing done by chinese slave workers is total garbage??? LOL
Weird I have 2 cannondales one 2015 supersix evo hi-mod and 2016 caad12. My bikes didn't come with that special tour de france weight saver compression plug guess I got lucky. Since we are on cannondale bb30 is awesome. 😁
To all the chinese-paid carbon fanboys here (like the liar durianrider).. let's not forget cannondale's carbon forks have already killed one person and 11000 of them, yes.. ELEVEN-THOUSAND forks have been recalled because of cannondale's greed and lack of quality control. When was the last time you saw 11000 steel, titanium or aluminum forks being recalled? and yes, the Cannondale bicycle recall was due to FORK FAILURE. The Miami Herald wrote an article about the recall titled: "Cannondale bikes recalled after BROKEN FORKS result in serious injuries and ONE DEATH"
The more i watch these videos the less that i wont anything carbon! Cant be recycled ,fragile, expensive , hard to repair, and poor quality control and design in the bike world! My carbon trekking poles failed very quickly my alloy poles have been smashed and trashed and are 6 years old and are still fine! Tell me again why i should waste my money on this crap?
@@rkan2 Not all carbon frames and forks can be repaired.. i bet most of them have to be scrapped.. steel frames on the other hand can be repaired infinitely.. bumps can be taken out.. tubes can be swapped and resoldered, etc..
@GG DD, I have to disagree completely here... The only question is about when it is economical to make a repair. Sure your steel or alloy frame might be repairable after being run over a truck, but as with any bike, it is probably best to just buy a new one. Similarly, while carbon bikes cost more and thus make pricier repair jobs still be economical, they will still generally outperform alloyed bikes, which is the reason people ride them in the first place.
@@rkan2 You are incorrect... watch this channel.. the endless parade of frames and forks being cut and dissected were scrapped because it was not feasible to fix them.. some of them had minor failures like the Giant Propel frame with a damaged carbon dropout that couldn't not be repaired.. a fix that is almost trivial in a steel bike. Carbon is not like metals, it cannot be rebonded and welded.. the best you can do is to wrap the damaged area with more carbon fiber
I've got this exact bike in the work stand currently. Funnily enough to replace the headset and BB. new headset arrived and compression plug supplied was promptly filed in the correct area (bin)
I really dont know what cannondale are smoking in their HQ.
That plug is a disgrace
Oh but it's super light 🤣
Is it any wonder Cannondale recalled 11000 of forks / bikes, yes.. ELEVEN-THOUSAND forks have been recalled because of cannondale's greed and lack of quality control. When was the last time you saw 11000 steel, titanium or aluminum forks being recalled? and yes, the Cannondale bicycle recall was due to FORK FAILURE. The Miami Herald wrote an article about the recall titled: "Cannondale bikes recalled after BROKEN FORKS result in serious injuries and ONE DEATH"
What plug do you suggest
@@TheLadeef See my review of Specialized's plug. Unfortunately, it's not "floating" (It's at a fixed height from the top of the tube.)
@@TheLadeef Long Neco plugs from Aliexpress for 10 bucks.
I'd love to see a video of the repair process. 🙂
Would love to see a follow up video of the repair and reinforcement :)
My 2018 Canyon road bike came with a similar type of compression plug. However, after seeing your previous video on compression plugs, I quickly replaced it with a longer and more supportive type. After seeing this, I'm glad I did.
I wonder why the manufacturers insist that these types of plugs are safe/sufficient?
cheaper for them and you have to buy new products more often
I have a review of Specialized's expander plug which you can get at any Specialized shop or online. Unfortunately, the Specialized plug is not "floating". It sits at a fixed height from the top of the steerer tube, so it's really limited as to where you can support the stem clamping.
As always, very informative, thank you!
My 1 year old Decathlon EDR CF 105 bike has a similar problem. I use torque wrench for everything carbon related, but since the original expander was tiny tiny thing inside the fork and a massive gap from top cap with a long M6 bolt to 5CM below, the top of the fork slowly started to get crushed. I have now bought a PRO expander that's only 20g heavier, but fully hugs a very long tube. Likely I need to chop about 1CM from the top of the fork to have a cleaner fork and even have an extra spacer right below the top cap. The new expander already gives me a sense of security that I won't fall off the bike at 70km/h downhills.
Hi. I got the same bike and I want to replace the plug with the same one from pro. How did you manage to remove the original expander after removing the bolt? Thanks
Same here replaced the cannondale compression plug with a 70mm Deda. Not sure why they have such design and they call it "system integrated" of what?
Would you be able to take a rough guess on how many bikes are produced that are 'flawless' as far as the layup and compaction ect on a percentage? Also, all of these bikes that have flaws from the factory, voids ect - how many would you say could be dangerous?
@Luescher Teknik What would you recommend to remove paint from a carbon part? Thanks!
that manufacturer has no knowledge whatsoever to insert such a plug! Scandal!
Canyon doesn't use any...
@@durianriders and I add one anyway, canyon headset are shite too
Cannondale has a long history here... I remember servicing my friend's new CAAD8 with a carbon fiber steerer in the fork, and it had what looked like a regular star nut.
@@Antti5 They definitely just used regular star nuts for quite awhile.
Yes yes! more video!
I bought one of those digital inch pound torque wrenches. As I tried to use it the first time I stopped applying torque long before I got to the number printed on the bike. I have never had any of these under torqued connections come lose on me. Of course I use fiber grip on all said connections.
What's the advantage to not torquing things up to spec.?
This the correct way to do it. You torque carbon to the amount needed, not the max. If nothing is slipping or creaking you're good to go. Also you have to consider, how the hell does a stem manufacture know the safe amount of torque can be applied to your steerer? I would not trust that torque spec. printed on stems.
NEVER USE A DIGITAL torque wrench on carbon parts!!!
Always use a manual click type torque the reason is you can feel the torque as it clicks for you to stop. Your body is 1 million times more sensitive to torque forces than any digital torque wrench up to the point of the click. This is why I always use a manual torque wrench on bikes.
How is Cannondale still in business?
In realit ty the original Cannondale is gone, it's now a brand of the Dorel corporation, even the Cannondale test centre is closed. I don't know who makes Cannondale branded bikes nowadays but it isn't Cannondale it's imported from a factory somewhere in the far east. I guess different factories are used for different price points. Many classic bike brands nowadays are basically importers, the factories themselves dictate most of the specification especially for mid range and lower end bikes where costs are more critical.
As for carbon fibre it is a high performance material. Like a sports car reliability and safety is compromised in the name of performance. What I find strange is with CF forks being by far the most dangerous CF component why aren't more bikes sold with CF frames but steel or aluminium forks. Surely better to have a CF frame and aluminium forks than aluminium frame and CF forks. If the frame starts cracking you have a chance of stopping and controlling the bike but CF fork failure can easily kill you.
Personally I can't justify CF frames or forks, I'm a heavy rider and the weight savings would be utterly pointless for so many reasons.
Especially if fork is not exactly biggest part of bicycle....so where they are saving - weight, material or labour? Enhancing weight balance and riding characteristics? Tell me someone, please. To me, Ti frame with CF forks is like new car, sold with emergency wheels - they are lighter than full size wheels, but they compromise whole set. Titanium frame is much bigger than fork and they decide to make that small, but important part out of composite material....what's the point? Professional competition is something very different - they would ride thin air to move less weight around. But all the mortals (pun intended) suddenly needing CF fork on alu frame...beyond my understanding.
A question from an international viewer. I really love to hear what you think about carbon bearing races. Those head tubes used to have aluminum inserts and now it's all carbon. I suppose there are a lot of problems with naked carbon interfacing a hardened steel, aren't there?
When done correctly it is fine. There are problems however when these areas are not made well, often leading to incorrect fit tolerances and concentric alignment problems.
My cannondale caadx replacemebt fork (carbon) has auch a small inner diameter that a Full Support plug will not fit. What Now? The old fork, which had a alluminium steerer tube, was replaced by cd due to a recent Manufacturer recall
stop playing with you life and get an aluminum fork.. or better yet, sell that crap cannondale bike
@@ggdd1299 maybe you should not over dramatize 😉
@@AandA697 Tell that to the guy who was killed riding his Cannondale CAADX...
@@ggdd1299 Stop playing with your Life and get a Horse...or better yet, sell that crap car.
Dont't believe me? Ask the guy's Wife , who was killed, Driving his car...
@@AandA697 I don't have a car... i walk, ride my bike and rarely take public transportation (if necessary), so i am way ahead of you. LOL
i've got a caad12 which has the same fork i believe - i've been casually eyeing up plugs since way back when you first pointed out that steerers are particularly important to treat properly. Think i might go pick up a Pro one or something, they seem nice and broad and solid.
Why don't they make forks with a profile and thread inside the steerer?
From the top the steerer would look like, say, a Mercedes-Benz logo, but with a thread in the middle.
This would do away with plugs, and make the steerer less vulnerable.
How do you do a repair on a void? And what sort of cost is it?
You can't repair voids, they are inside the layers of carbon fiber and epoxy resin. As he said on the video, you can reinforce the area.. and in the case you can't you just have to live with the voids.. or replace the item
This industry is severely lacking of policing body and penalty code.
Manufacturers are getting more depending on market response and contributors such as these ones (than preemptive design quality effort) to deem a, so called ‘Voluntarily Recall’. To these manufacturers, this industry is like, NO DEATH NO GAINS.
That has to be the worst designed compression plug ever! Unbelievable!
Unfortunately it's not the worst.
Glad i sold my Hi Mod
As a mechanic & (as your good self sir) a carbon repair specialist, i've seen numerous carbon folk steerer failures due to inadequate manufacturer fitment steerer plugs/bungs & even one manufacturer CANYON that doesn't even feel one is required.
It's unbelievable that any brand of cycle frames/built bikes can not know the importance of such.
There have been many falalities worldwide due to this & those manufacturers STILL supply their frames/bikes without adequate steerer plugs/bungs.
Shame on them.
Tip...if shopping for a used or new frame or bike check this out. Adequate steerer plugs/bungs are not expensive & can save your life.
Dude, every Canyon has a compression plug.
@@Babba16
No they do not sir
Is amazing how companies gamble with the life of their clients. A simple $7.99 expander plug will do...
Those plugs are a joke. At least its a fix job.
looks like cannondale just stopped sitting on that plug and decided to pop it in the steerer instead...
2:04 Not even Aliexpress Carbon frame kits come with that dinky compression plug!!
That is not a compression plug, that is a just some bolt with an end on it lol. My Carbon Frame kit came with a full compression plug way past the attachment arm, so they are at least aware of these issues so they include a longer compression plug. Seriously a longer compression is 10$ on Aliexpress, these companies make me sick.
that cannondale compression plug is part of their SI system. Shockingly bad and totally inadequate in my opinion.
i have had 2 sets of cannondale forks fail on 2 different bikes, cannondale used to use a star nut intended for steel steerer tubes in carbon steerer tube forks (both bikes were circa 2006/7) cannondale customer service was awful, they said it failed because it was over tightened and didnt warranty them.
i dont know how long cannondale did this for, do anyone remember this, i did quick google search and people have commented about this in forums. i still have a cannondale slice of that era, when i get round to it i will dismantle it to see if that one used a star nut inside.
i had another carbon steerer fork fail (not cannondale), it was super light and pretty expensive, it failed near the tube/fork leg junction. it happened when i was sprinting, the fork lost its structural integrity. i didnt crash but knew something was wrong, when disassembled the fork steerer was still attached but it was "wobbly", on closer inspection i noticed the steerer tube material was thinner (thickness of material not diameter) than other steerer tubes i compared it to, it was light for a reason, they use less material.
google
kit # kt014/cannondale star nut installation tool kit#
theres a pdf by cannondale showing the use of star nuts in carbon steerer tubes.
Cannonfail "optimization processes" make them use less material to "save weight" and to save money.. even if it means killing their customers when their forks fail, as in the case of the CAADX 2019 fork recall
What plug should we use?
See my review of Specialized's expander plug. Unfortunately, it's not "floating" (It sits at a fixed height from the top of the steerer tube.)
This one is currently my favourite. It's pretty long, smooth, and it comes in different diameters to fit the fork steerer. Most fork steerers are 23 mm internal diameter, but some have thinner walls and the expander needs to be 24 mm, and some cheaper forks have really thick-walled steerers and you need 22 mm.
www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=125558
@@Antti5 What is the length? And can it "float", or does it sit at a fixed depth from the top of the steerer tube?
@@shibaburn7725 It's about 48 mm, so covers the height of a typical stem if there's a single spacer on top of it. It sits at the end of the steerer. It's very much like the Specialized expander but available in different diameters.
There's a Colnago expander available that is exactly the same but longer. It's about 9 cm long and extends well past the upper headset bearing in a typical installation. However, it's only available in the 22 mm internal diameter and doesn't fit that many forks.
@@Antti5 Thanks. Because of its slotted steel sleeve, the Specialized can adapt to different diameters and still provide support reasonably well.
My 2005 caad8 with all carbon premium fork has a star nut , beat that , after seeing all vids on failures on carbon forks I'm going to write to Cannondale and see what they will do for me . Penny wise dollar foolish......
Christ!
What I always did was torque the stem bolts just to where your riding motion won't move the handlebars but a crash can easily rotate the stem and steerer. If you have your steerer and stem so tight together any impact will directly go to the joint area. By allowing the stem to rotate when a large impact happens, you can potentially save the steerer.
Right, but it can be unsave too, i would rather break my steerer then having a loose Stem while in traffic.
5Nm usually still allows that of course depending on multiple things.
1. This fork didn't fail and unless it has a long plug in it then it will crack again after the expensive repair.
2. This fork didn't have a long enough steerer plug.
3. Colnago make 100mm plugs that actually work.
4. How a bike leaves a shop like this is beyond my logic.
5. If i see my mates riding uncut steerers I remind them every time I see them and offer to cut it for them for free.
6. Voids never cause a fork fail only these stupid shallow plugs do. Nobody has a pic of a carbon steerer fork that failed that used a 100mm plug Andy's went way below the bottom stem bolt 'crimp zone' and was torqued proper with a torque wrench.
7. The 11000 forks recalled by Cannondale recently had alloy steerers. It was an issue with the lawyer tabs if the skewer was loose and a heavy rider grabbed front brake hard.
8. You can disagree with me but you are still wrong.
no genius, stop spreading lies.. the Cannondale forks were recalled because of FORK FAILURE., The Miami Herald wrote an article about the recall titled: "Cannondale bikes recalled after broken forks result in serious injuries and one death"
@@ggdd1299 lol you obviously DONT have any contacts in the bike industry...
@@durianriders "contacts" , you mean the chinese manufacturers you work for, desperately trying to do damage control on social media, so people don't realize most carbon manufacturing done by chinese slave workers is total garbage??? LOL
Why show only half of the plug? The top cap part that screws on to the part you showing in video gives the support.
Give me a steel frame and forks any day, if ridden reasonably will last more than a lifetime.
I'd rather have a well-made carbon fiber fork.
Weird I have 2 cannondales one 2015 supersix evo hi-mod and 2016 caad12. My bikes didn't come with that special tour de france weight saver compression plug guess I got lucky. Since we are on cannondale bb30 is awesome. 😁
Insanely overpriced piece of crap!
To all the chinese-paid carbon fanboys here (like the liar durianrider).. let's not forget cannondale's carbon forks have already killed one person and 11000 of them, yes.. ELEVEN-THOUSAND forks have been recalled because of cannondale's greed and lack of quality control. When was the last time you saw 11000 steel, titanium or aluminum forks being recalled? and yes, the Cannondale bicycle recall was due to FORK FAILURE. The Miami Herald wrote an article about the recall titled: "Cannondale bikes recalled after BROKEN FORKS result in serious injuries and ONE DEATH"
Specialized plugs are example how they should be made
Or cervelo with a separate bonded insert
The more i watch these videos the less that i wont anything carbon! Cant be recycled ,fragile, expensive , hard to repair, and poor quality control and design in the bike world! My carbon trekking poles failed very quickly my alloy poles have been smashed and trashed and are 6 years old and are still fine! Tell me again why i should waste my money on this crap?
I dunno if carbon is much more difficult to repair than a steel frame.. Definitely easier than an aluminum one.
@@rkan2 alloy is easy to repair any real engineering shop can fix alloy
@@rkan2 Not all carbon frames and forks can be repaired.. i bet most of them have to be scrapped.. steel frames on the other hand can be repaired infinitely.. bumps can be taken out.. tubes can be swapped and resoldered, etc..
@GG DD, I have to disagree completely here... The only question is about when it is economical to make a repair. Sure your steel or alloy frame might be repairable after being run over a truck, but as with any bike, it is probably best to just buy a new one. Similarly, while carbon bikes cost more and thus make pricier repair jobs still be economical, they will still generally outperform alloyed bikes, which is the reason people ride them in the first place.
@@rkan2 You are incorrect... watch this channel.. the endless parade of frames and forks being cut and dissected were scrapped because it was not feasible to fix them.. some of them had minor failures like the Giant Propel frame with a damaged carbon dropout that couldn't not be repaired.. a fix that is almost trivial in a steel bike. Carbon is not like metals, it cannot be rebonded and welded.. the best you can do is to wrap the damaged area with more carbon fiber