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Originally Posted by FrugalNinja250

That's not the case with forks, especially these forks. Work hardening is more an issue with certain aluminum alloys and with steels that have more carbon than fork tubes have. Also, it takes significant metal deformation to get noticeable work hardening, as in, you'd have to put a couple three 90 degree bends in the tubes. If the forks are folded back at a right angle I'd agree, don't straighten them.

In the case of this particular set of forks, straightening is a perfectly acceptable option that would not result in any safety hazard.

Then again, maybe everything I learned in school was a lie.

LOL!

I've learned long ago to not confuse the words possible and probable with each other. Too many folks use the concepts interchangeably and as a result experience a lot of purposeless fear.

As to the dealer saying don't straighten them, they want to sell the OP a new set of fork tubes, of course they'll say don't straighten them. That's why I suggested going to independent shops because they're likely to have less of a resale profit motive.

No argument from me about forks. I was only referring to mild steel in general.