SpottedOwlStew
Ex Member
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So I ride half way up Mt. Rainier, WA to get to work. 6:00+ AM, it's dark guys. Coming around a corner, there is this huge rock, right in the middle. I hit it almost dead center. (It was the size of a healthy rabbit.) So I get vaulted in the air, come down 30 foot later, catch the bike (thank the designers,* had my kickstand not deployed, I would have landed WITH power) and I brake to a stop on the shoulder. I'm a bit dizzy at that point, check the bike quick, yeah, it starts. But it rolls/ squeak...squeak... That rock is where I left it, except for the 18 inch skid mark as I moved/hit it. Walk back to move the rock, I don't want it to be hit by the next driver up this dark road. A car swerves to miss it, as I walk back. At this point, my back really feels hurt. Move the rock, continue to the shop, perhaps I am injured, and help would be there. Here's where the lasting problem begins. All of my co-workers are discussing the rock, that they had to dodge, on the way in. Say what? It did not occur to any of you to move it? So you left it for me to hit? Nope. No bells, no concept! That hurts more than the accident.
It trashed both rims. I am screwed, almost. 4 days recovery, and then pound out the dents in the wheels, as best possible. Back rim will make it, front, not so good. The reason I am posting here is, the left front fork is leaking badly. I have no idea where to start. Perhaps it is a bent tube, blew a seal? Is there anyone out there that can help? There are a lot of friggin parts in that fork. And, $500 for salvage rims is a drag, but that fork tube is blowing oil now.
Any advice will be appreciated.
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