is this fork bent?
09-02-20, 06:38 PM
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...BTW, I'm not arguing that the OP's fork is not bent, only that you can't always count on a photo on your monitor screen to diagnose such a thing. It's much better done in person.
...BTW, I'm not arguing that the OP's fork is not bent, only that you can't always count on a photo on your monitor screen to diagnose such a thing. It's much better done in person.
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09-02-20, 06:46 PM
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The only other explanation for being able to see the distant fork leg in the original picture would be x-ray vision. Note you can see only one fork leg on my second photo.
Now back to ignore.
09-02-20, 07:41 PM
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...except they aren't the same orientation. Clearly, either the camera is more to the front of the OP's bike, or the fork and wheel are turned slightly toward the observer.
The only other explanation for being able to see the distant fork leg in the original picture would be x-ray vision. Note you can see only one fork leg on my second photo.
Now back to ignore.
The only other explanation for being able to see the distant fork leg in the original picture would be x-ray vision. Note you can see only one fork leg on my second photo.
Now back to ignore.
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09-02-20, 07:43 PM
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Io know take it out of the bike,
she been riding it for the last year after hitting something ?
she been riding it for the last year after hitting something ?
09-02-20, 08:43 PM
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...did you read the link I provided on photo distortion ? It's actually pretty interesting.
You can't simply state "the photo's seems to have been taken pretty close to perpendicular to the frame so the perspective should be accurate." with any certainty, because in any given case there's not enough context on what may or may not have induced the distortion. Once more, look at both the pictures I took of the same bike (same camera, different light conditions, thus different settings.) Someone should drop that red line on my first picture, and see where it ends up.
There are a million "fork looks bent to me" posts on teh Biekforooms. Not all of them are bent. There's a very good explanation for it, whether you want to believe me or not.
You can't simply state "the photo's seems to have been taken pretty close to perpendicular to the frame so the perspective should be accurate." with any certainty, because in any given case there's not enough context on what may or may not have induced the distortion. Once more, look at both the pictures I took of the same bike (same camera, different light conditions, thus different settings.) Someone should drop that red line on my first picture, and see where it ends up.
There are a million "fork looks bent to me" posts on teh Biekforooms. Not all of them are bent. There's a very good explanation for it, whether you want to believe me or not.
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09-02-20, 09:29 PM
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...did you read the link I provided on photo distortion ? It's actually pretty interesting.
You can't simply state "the photo's seems to have been taken pretty close to perpendicular to the frame so the perspective should be accurate." with any certainty, because in any given case there's not enough context on what may or may not have induced the distortion. Once more, look at both the pictures I took of the same bike (same camera, different light conditions, thus different settings.) Someone should drop that red line on my first picture, and see where it ends up.
There are a million "fork looks bent to me" posts on teh Biekforooms. Not all of them are bent. There's a very good explanation for it, whether you want to believe me or not.
You can't simply state "the photo's seems to have been taken pretty close to perpendicular to the frame so the perspective should be accurate." with any certainty, because in any given case there's not enough context on what may or may not have induced the distortion. Once more, look at both the pictures I took of the same bike (same camera, different light conditions, thus different settings.) Someone should drop that red line on my first picture, and see where it ends up.
There are a million "fork looks bent to me" posts on teh Biekforooms. Not all of them are bent. There's a very good explanation for it, whether you want to believe me or not.
To show how little distortion there is, I put a grid across the picture for cropping. There is a line on the wall in the background that almost perfectly matches the horizontal grid line. There is another line on the wall slightly above that also aligns with the horizontal grid. The deviation from the grid is minimal.
The vertical line on the wall doesn’t match perfectly but it doesn’t deviate enough to account for the bend in the fork being a perspective problem. The line drawn on the picture also indicates that the fork is severely bent.
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It is pretty easy to simply look at the manufacturer's bike, on their own website to see how the fork is supposed to be, and yes, it is bent.
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09-03-20, 11:41 AM
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Don't worry, even with the injection of logic and actual facts, I know at least one in this thread who could still argue, even if he was the only one on the thread, I'm sure he would find a way.
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After a lot of time and a lot of wrong forks ordered (tnx stupid local shop) the bike is ready to be returned to the owner.
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11-26-20, 07:46 PM
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we had a neighborhood kid who I remember seeing purposely riding his bike into a wall, just for the hell of it, and his forks were bent back a bit too.
goofy kid.
I gotta love how folks are not believing what the photo shows. Clear, concise evidence. Man, what are you folks drinking in the water lately, sheesh.
goofy kid.
I gotta love how folks are not believing what the photo shows. Clear, concise evidence. Man, what are you folks drinking in the water lately, sheesh.
11-27-20, 12:29 PM
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[QUOTE=CrowSeph;21806896]After a lot of time and a lot of wrong forks ordered (tnx stupid local shop) the bike is ready to be returned to the owner.
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hey, were the headset races ovalized at all, or dinged by the ball bearings? Or did they replace the headset also?
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hey, were the headset races ovalized at all, or dinged by the ball bearings? Or did they replace the headset also?
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I had that once.
City bike, riding down a bridge, 40 km/h, front tyre went over an end of a dry twig, maybe 1.5 cm thick and 25 cm long.
The twig was catapulted up in the wheel, the spokes catched it, then it slammed into the fork, instantly stalling the wheel. I was thrown off, hit the ground and blackout for a long while. The bike was found 20 metres in front of me and the fork was bent not more than that.
Just to say, it needs some force to bend a fork.
City bike, riding down a bridge, 40 km/h, front tyre went over an end of a dry twig, maybe 1.5 cm thick and 25 cm long.
The twig was catapulted up in the wheel, the spokes catched it, then it slammed into the fork, instantly stalling the wheel. I was thrown off, hit the ground and blackout for a long while. The bike was found 20 metres in front of me and the fork was bent not more than that.
Just to say, it needs some force to bend a fork.
11-27-20, 03:26 PM
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Congratulations. There's a prize for this every year, and I intend to nominate you.
11-27-20, 09:55 PM
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3alarmer, the Lemington, Ontario question was referring to tomatoes, cuz Lemington is the tomato capital of Ontario. I don't see it now, but coulda sworn that your user name had "tomato king" or something beside it, unless I'm losing it? Who knows, maybe I am.
I'm not sure how to take your comment though to be honest. The fork in the photo sure looks just like the kids bike on our street years ago, very close to the frame tube...... but hey, maybe I was wrong.
and why I asked the person if the head set was damaged when the replacement fork went in.
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I'm not sure how to take your comment though to be honest. The fork in the photo sure looks just like the kids bike on our street years ago, very close to the frame tube...... but hey, maybe I was wrong.
and why I asked the person if the head set was damaged when the replacement fork went in.
cheers