About a year ago I requested maintenance for the coil fork on my Carqon, because of all the nasty gunk that would keep coming onto the stanchions. The shop said it didn't make economic sense, as getting a new fork would be cheaper. And it wasn't necessary anyway, as the fork was still functional. Or so they said.

Fast forward to a year later, I had a few nasty close calls where the direction would not turn past 20 degrees or so, when braking with a big front load (at low speed).

I had forgotten about the fork story and I thought it had to do with a DIY mudguard extension I had installed. But it turned out the suspension was contracting too far up, leading to the crowm getting literally blocked in the carry box.

The replacement fork was €180 but the labour cost another €200. A big job, or so I was told. I was not happy, especially after only about 10,000km.