I wouldn't consider any cruiser/paperboy fork ever made to be comparable to (for example) a Hunqapillar or Bombadil fork (which I would consider "mtb" forks).
On Friday, June 15, 2018 at 11:51:36 AM UTC-7, tc wrote: > > Eamon, hmm, I understood this new bike to be a 'dedicated' mountain bike, > which in my experience means no need for racks and fenders. Maybe I got > that wrong? > > Also, there are plenty of old steel "paperboy" and cruiser bikes with > nicely curved, very strong blades. > > Tom > > On Friday, June 15, 2018 at 11:25:11 AM UTC-4, Eamon Nordquist wrote: >> >> Well, for starters the headtube has to be shorter, and the fork crown >> ends up a million miles from the rack mounting braze ons, limiting your >> front rack mounting options (also making fender mounting difficult). The >> fork blades have to be much longer (and probably stouter), making chances >> for an elegant looking fork slim to none. .... > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
