Mountain Bicycle Front Fork Failure

A popular model mountain bicycle was involved in an off-road accident. APTECH determined the cause and sequence of events leading to the fracture of the front fork of the subject bicycle. The contributions to the failure of corrosion, prior deformation, and riding loads were evaluated.

Our primary contacts for matters involving bicycle failures can be reached at (408) 745-7000.
Name Email Specialty
Satish Almaula
 email button Plant failure and root cause analysis; process and design engineering analysis; process technology development and testing; plant engineering, operations, maintenance and safety management; plant and process control system management.
Michael Cronin, P.E. email button Stress analysis, design evaluation, engineering mechanics
Steve Paterson email button Metallurgy, welding, boiler pressure part and machinery failure analysis.
APTECH Main office location is in Sunnyvale, California — in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area. 601 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, California 94086-4831 and P.O. Box 3440, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3440 (408) 745-7000  
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