Do these look like cracks or scratches? Appreciate the pictures aren't the best, but opinions welcome!
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Cracks or scratches ?
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It's a Cannondale? Then they're cracks.
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Thinking back to my collage days, the first does not look like a crack as you usually do not have a crack propagate in that manner. Second one most likely a scratch. Put a little tension on it and see if it grows. If it is cracked, no loss in the test.
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Best advise to have a Pro look at it. Castistrafic failure can lead to castistrafic injury. Lastly, all bikes, all makes, all materials can and do crack for untold reasons. Does not mean the bike is junk or not well built due to so many variables.
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scratches
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Agreed.
A prophet MX is so old that if you can't view the bike in person it's not worth consideration. Some people will put more wear on a bike in a year than others will in a decade.
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There's a reason they're called Crac'n'fails...(well, ok, mostly because it's a wordplay joke and it's really funny when you mate owns one [that's the 3rd replacement]...or you own one...and it cracks)It's a Cannondale? Then they're cracks.
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Ha ha h a ha ha . Needed a good laugh...
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Because I am on my third glass of wine and I am not putting it down. I earned it!
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The first looks like a crack since it is not following a straight path. Cracks rarely go straight. Most wiggle a little as they follow grain boundaries and it coming out of a weld which is likely crack initiation location. I could be wrong however. The send looks like a scratch. Now on the first you can pull the fork and shine light inside the head tube to see if is cracked through.
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Lightweight! ;-)
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