They're made for UCI style riding (i.e. used little and infrequently in theory) and as such they're not really designed to be beaten to death. I'd guess that if you're snapping Eagle Claw guards it's going to get abused...
What's the deal with most forks now being post mount? I had a scan a while back for forks for my play bike and the majority seemed to be post mount... is it going to become the new IS?
Who was the guy who used to ride for Haro and had a couple of shots in the MBUK tricks and stunts feature doing no footed stoppies (I think)? Jon someone maybe? Or someone Hemming or something? Looked like a full on show off...