Amit, At worst, it looks as if *maybe* the fork was not squared up when it the steerer tube was fixed to the crown, so I'd imagine that the structural integrity should be fine. If it handles well, I wouldn't worry about it. With the change in rake/trail, it'd be a better front-load carrier than it otherwise would be ;-)
For what it's worth, and this is a very different situation, I had a trek 520 back in the early 80s. I bent the forks in an accident in which I broadsided a car that had pulled out in front of me. I "fixed" it by repeatedly swinging the whole bike and striking the rearward side of the front tire against a curb until the front wheel was 'bout where I wanted it to be. It handled just fine and I put many, many more miles on it. . . the beauty of steel! Cheers! lyle -- lyle f bogart dpt 156 bradford rd wiscasset, me 04578 207.882.6494 206.794.6937 On 13 September 2012 21:19, Amit Singh <asd...@gmail.com> wrote: > So ... now what?! > > On Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:15:24 UTC-4, William wrote: >> >> Sorry man. I love you, so I tell you the truth. It looks bent. :( >> >> At least one person told me that he agreed with me. I'm sure it's fine >> to use. >> >> On Thursday, September 13, 2012 6:07:11 PM UTC-7, Amit Singh wrote: >>> >>> Bubba !!! Why'd you drop this idea in my mind?! >>> >>> Here's another photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/** >>> amisingh/7983927516/ <http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/7983927516/> >>> >>> Can someone else tell me the fork is perfect and not to worry about it? >>> GP, you'd be the supreme authority here, of course. >>> >>> So ... what are the implications if a fork is not perfect? This bicycle >>> tracks perfect no hands, anything else to worry about? >>> >>> Amit >>> >>> On Thursday, 13 September 2012 18:51:39 UTC-4, William wrote: >>>> >>>> I hope that's just a photo illusion but the forks look bent. The upper >>>> fork legs are not parallel with the headtube, in the photo. Maybe in real >>>> life they are. Careful! >>>> >>>> On Thursday, September 13, 2012 7:07:58 AM UTC-7, Amit Singh wrote: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/**amisingh/7980699538/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/7980699538/> >>>>> >>>>> Another Bombadil w/ 60mm tires and fenders. >>>>> >>>>> Converted from mountain bike to touring bike duty for my upcoming C&O >>>>> Canal / Allegheny Passage tour. >>>>> >>>>> Excited! >>>>> >>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/wd6jKJgWT2kJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. > -- lyle f bogart dpt 156 bradford rd wiscasset, me 04578 207.882.6494 206.794.6937 -- 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-bunch@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.
