Hey Patrick, Thanks for your thoughts (and sorry about that ice cream cart). It's an Atlantis (2019 MIT) so I'm guessing it's one of the stouter forks they make.
Thanks again! Ben On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 1:45 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm glad you were not hurt, and kudos -- if you fell, at least it was > while being friendly. > > As someone who has had his share of falls, for reasons reasonable and very > stupid, I'd guess that the very fact that your basket was bashed about > quite seriously is an indication that your fork is not damaged -- the > basket acted as a crumple zone. I "guess." But if you examine your fork > closely and see no damage, I'd guess (again, that weasel word) that it's > fine. Forks can take some beating. > > What bike? If the bike is a Rivendell model, especially one of the stouter > models, *a fortiori* and so forth. > > Patrick Moore, who at age 12 or 13 once bent a fork by stupidly > concentrating on rubbing a preceding rider's rear fender with his front > tire -- and running into a timber-built ice cream cart, in New Delhi, India. > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 10:18 AM Ben Mihovk <bjmih...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello! >> I've been back into riding since November of 2019 and just yesterday fell >> to the ground from a moving bike for the first time since then (fell a few >> times when I was in middle school, too!). It was the stupidest thing and >> I'll only say I wasn't going too fast and I tried to wave at a polite >> driver as I was out to the saddle trying to get up to a fast enough speed >> to shift to an easier gear. It was humiliating and I'm lucky that I only >> have a sore shoulder, elbow, and thigh from it. >> >> The bike seems fine, but here's where I need help. The basket on a Mark's >> rack on the front took the heaviest beating...totally bent and the diving >> board on the rack bent, too. My grip tape on the right bar and the metal >> barrel adjuster got scraped up, too. The chain came off the chainring, but >> went back on quick. The impact caused my handlebars out of alignment, so I >> fixed that with my mini tool, got on the bike, and rode to a park and had >> my wife come pick me up. >> >> Again, I know this is not a serious wreck, but I would like to know what >> you all typically check for safety and reliability on your bikes after >> they've taken an impact. Wheels aren't wobbling, brakes are working, bike >> shifts fine, etc... But should I worry about my fork since the basket and >> rack got twisted? >> >> Finally...I did hit my head on the pavement hard enough that the foam in >> my helmet cracked. It was a Thousand helmet, which I liked...but if anyone >> has recommendations on safe bike helmets that don't look goofy, I'm all >> ears. >> >> Thanks! >> Ben in Omaha >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8d6d73b1-8dae-4495-8ff3-fafa93338148n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8d6d73b1-8dae-4495-8ff3-fafa93338148n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvd_jTEOaOEFYjz_%3DOdLJjTOHuEtfpBGiadL3Cme6vgXA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvd_jTEOaOEFYjz_%3DOdLJjTOHuEtfpBGiadL3Cme6vgXA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHEJi%2BKVtqFo2Ed_f4Jz_h%3Dn1FQhs7gdr--qj8on73idYbYARA%40mail.gmail.com.
