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Originally Posted by
madpogue
Size has no impact on the feasibility of repair. You really only want to compare the cost to straighten the fork vs. the cost and research required to replace it with one of the right geometry. If the bike is the wrong size, you can sell it, but that doesn't mean it's not worth investing in. If anything, the prospect of selling it, in the current "COVID tax" market, makes a repair even MORE worthwhile.
This looks like something right up the alley of Andy at Yellow Jersey. And if it really is only the fork, it would probably be cost-effective to ship it.
I guess I am trained to service the customer before the bike. Andy
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