PT1029 wrote:Thanks for your advice chaps, all quite correct. What was I thinking!
My original hope was coloured by the thought I've done some work on this bike, will try not to waste it...
In fact, the last thing I did with the bike was to wire brush a bit of "surface rust" off, which is when the hole appeared. Proding with a screw driver on the hole edges, the metal seems quite firm. If I have the time, I'll dismember the fork to have a better look inside out of curiosity.
Re magnesium, no, they re definately steel (hense rust).
As you quite rightly comment there is nothing more frustrating than being halted mid-flow by an unforseen problem. I have definitely been there done that! A used fork (preferably rigid) will bring this bike back to life
