I agree with Mr. Bogart. Steerer tube might have moved a TINY bit while brazing it to the fork crown due to uneven heating- cooling? I emphasize TINY, some pics look as parallel as can be. No visible cracks? Enjoy the scenery and the tour you've planned. For that fork.....
FUGGEDABOUDIT !!!! ________________________________________ From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] on behalf of Lyle Bogart [lylebog...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 4:13 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Bent Fork! Ack !!! 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<mailto: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/ 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/ 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<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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. -- 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.
