mtb - corroded front fork

[OakLeaf]

Ugh. That's not only stupid, it's insulting.

They would never get away with that with a motorcycle - even though a large majority of motorcycles are only ever ridden in dry weather without salted roads, and even though in the USA they're mostly ridden for recreation and not transportation.

The only relevant differences IMO are that new moto forks cost more than new bici forks (of equivalent performance), and the riders are stereotypically more likely to be assertive.

I'd be furious.




ETA - I've actually owned two motorcycles that were poorly designed for wet weather riding. Both of the flaws were serious in their own way and could be bad for someone who didn't know about them ... but both could be easily and inexpensively fixed by drilling and/or enlarging drain holes.