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is there a risk of failure like the old Alan / Vitus aluminium lugged frames, after some years?
By the time the Vitus frames started coming apart, glue tech had advanced to the point where it's not worth worrying about. That fork has nearly 30 years of advances between it and the original glued Vitus frames.
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Hiya, just bought some second hand Bontrager SwitchBlade forks, though the ones that doesn't let you switch the blades, and the full aluminium version, not the ones with carbon fork legs/blades. I've a vague plan to mount them on my old mountain bike. I was wondering how these are assembled (fork ends, crown, steerer...) Guessing it's bonded? And if so is there a risk of failure like the old Alan / Vitus aluminium lugged frames, after some years?