Your accident sooooo sucks Kris. My vote would be A. The spokes due to
age, particularly if they are Wheelsmith or B. The fork failed due to
age. I hope your pain subsides soon and wish you a speedy recovery.
Since if is fall now you can catch up on your bike video and magazine
reading. I hope you feel better soon. It may be over cautious in some
minds but I rebuild all my wheels that see hard use (i.e. road
race/commuter and mountain wheels every two years minimum to ensure
the spokes and nipples have less chance of a fatigue failure. That's a
little easier for me as I have built well over 12,000 wheels counting
the machine aided lacing and having the tools, hubs, rims, and spokes
at home all the time helps.

Jody

On 9/24/08, Kristopher Hicks-Green <kristopher.green@...> wrote:
> Hello, all:
>
> I'm broadcasting a message to say "I'm OK and home" to those who may have
> heard second- or third-hand that I was in the hospital last night. Again.
> I've posted a description of what happened on my seldom-updated (and even
> more rarely visited) blog, at <http://organicmachines.blogspot.com/>.
>
> The posting represents the sum total of all I expect to be capable of over
> the next several days, including caring for myself in even the most
> fundamental ways. Enjoy!
>
> Your pal,
>
> Kris
>