It appears to be a compromise and a good one at that. Bravo Grant ! A 23 mm with a fender isn't so bad, especially in the rain, if you are under 170 pounds, which many are. I sold a really nice carbon forked bike to friend and I'd like to get him one. I'll sleep better at night knowing he is riding a steel fork.
On Mar 21, 9:20 pm, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've seen the unpainted prototype fork in person and it's really cool > looking. It reminds me of the Colnago "precisa" style fork. It has > enough clearance for a Roll-y Pol-y or Challenge Parigi-Roubaix, > provided you have a frame that can take a 27 or 28 in the rear. > > I completely agree that the one without eyelets is particularly suave. > But my understanding is that the final product will have eyelets, > though I don't really see the point, because in order to squirt a > fender in there you can't ride anything larger than a 23. I'd rather > ride a Roll-y Pol-y and get wet rather than 23s and stay (only > somewhat) dry. > > Eyelets or not, I'm in the process of looking for a frame to use with > it when it comes out. > > Aaron > > On Mar 21, 8:56 pm, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I was surprised no one's commented on the new Rivendell fork. Maybe > > y'll're stunned by its straightbladedness. I think it's dead sexy. > > Especially with no eyelets. > > > A steel fork as an aftermarket replacement for new-model carbon and > > aluminum bikes. Genius. Finally something to replace the Alpha Q on > > your Speedwagens!http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/carbonoms-fork/50-718 > > > Philip -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
