What the hell is brewing inside my forks!?

[Cameo]

My commuter project is off to a flying start, with pretty much all components arrived and ready to install. So my friend and I were mucking about coasting round the street on it, and the forks were acting really quite strange. Compressing all the way down, and not coming back up. Even when they were upside down they'd sink down just under the force of gravity.
So we opened the '96 Judy XC's up and found what James called "Tandoori chicken", I dunno, keep an eye on that kid.

Check it out.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/norricam/wtf022.jpg
Left leg.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/norricam/wtf025.jpg
Right leg.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/norricam/wtf024.jpg
Two caps of both legs, with a core sample of the brew.

My guess is that it is mold. Or anthrax..

[manny24]

elastomer sprung right?

ive seen this happen before- water gets in and over time breaks down the elastomer, making a nice soup. throw dem forks out and buy rigids!!

[Gekigengar]

wow....... did he taste it? :D

[redracer]

how often had u been using those forks??? i will open my old my pair of forks up and have a look if they are like urs. through them away, not even worth wasting ur time fixin them. good luck with ur rebuilt anyway