Right as you can see above having taken my lion off my bike ive found that it has eaten my crown steerer, the straps are also starting to wear through. Cant believe that the material has worn away the metal the one groove is nearly 1mm....i had covered them with electricians tape but this is obviously not tough enough. Has anyone else had this and can anyone recommend a cure as not sure what to use.

Wrap of old inner tube? Helitape or something else slippery?

Might be best not to use it anymore at all, that looks like the type of alu that will flake away easy especaily with wet and gritty straps, buffers or spacers.
How long was the lion on there and was there a lot if grit ?

Personally I think I'd bin the forks...or get a good dental plan

Bin them?! Are crowns hollow formed? I've ridden deeper scratches in carbon fork blades and carbon seatstays with no I'll effect.

DIACLAIMER
not all scratches are created equal mind, not my responsibility if you die

Quick google, my bad, some forks are hollow crown.

Still think they'll be fine mind.

I'd gaffer tape a strip of inner tube under the straps, as for binning, let me know where the bin is!

What didnowt said.

Wow! Worrying as I've been using mine in some nice gritty conditions this week. I've ridden forks with this much wear with no expensive dental bills as a result. Definitely worth protecting the fork with inner tube though. You might even find that the straps grip better on the rubber than the fork.

defo won't be binning them i only replaced the crown n stations a yr ago...gonna try wrapping inner tube around it now then. Also think its wise to take it off after every ride to clean it incase of grit hmmmm bit late now though :?