Fork's Bent
03-11-16, 07:10 AM
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This thread simply HURTS...OUCH...YEOWWIE...AGGGHHH...STOP IT!!! I cannot take any more pain!
03-11-16, 01:25 PM
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This is an old pic. Frame is long gone; I decided I wouldn't be fiscally responsible to have it repaired/repainted.
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03-11-16, 01:26 PM
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03-11-16, 03:10 PM
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Chose not to But, a frame-builder to replace the down and top tubes + a repaint and decals .. could be done
took a damaged lugged Cal made Masi,
did this via a Bike shop i worked in , broke even + about $10, buyer sold his AlAn frame/fork for cheap in exchange,
We swapped over his components except the seat post [A 25.0 vs a 27.2]
and I built up & rode the screwed and glued one for a number of years..
took a damaged lugged Cal made Masi,
did this via a Bike shop i worked in , broke even + about $10, buyer sold his AlAn frame/fork for cheap in exchange,
We swapped over his components except the seat post [A 25.0 vs a 27.2]
and I built up & rode the screwed and glued one for a number of years..
03-11-16, 03:18 PM
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Or use all caps and enough exclamation marks that the buyer doesn't notice - that seems to be the thinking of too many sellers.
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03-11-16, 03:19 PM
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03-12-16, 03:01 AM
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03-12-16, 05:36 AM
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Apparently not many of us take pictures of our own bent forks. I have two bikes with top/down tubes like yours, DD. One is now a shop stool, the other isn't so bad... Oddly neither one had a bent fork
The one bike I had with a bent fork got straightened. I don't think it would have shown on a photo. I didn't notice it until I tried to assemble it and it wouldn't turn.
I think there are lots of pics of bent forks over in the "Wacky World of eBay/CL"...
The one bike I had with a bent fork got straightened. I don't think it would have shown on a photo. I didn't notice it until I tried to assemble it and it wouldn't turn.
I think there are lots of pics of bent forks over in the "Wacky World of eBay/CL"...
03-12-16, 01:17 PM
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I think that's what I'm noticing here, too. Just the odd one here and there, for posterity, after the owner's crash , seems like. Yeah, I guess I'll have to get my jones satisfied over on the Ebay/Cl wackiness thread instead
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03-12-16, 07:23 PM
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This happened 3 days after finishing the build, and I still haven't figured out how it actually happened. As far as I can tell, I didn't actually hit anything and the fork just randomly decided that it no longer wanted to be part of a bike.
03-13-16, 06:53 AM
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Does fork "bent forward" count? This is what happens when you give friend a ride on the handle bars.
03-13-16, 07:57 AM
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03-13-16, 04:28 PM
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I don't have snaps to share but I did borrow a friends Park Tool fork straightener recently and worked on a bent fork from a Raleigh 3 speed. I'm not claiming that the fork is safe now but I learned a lot from the experience. Pretty well designed tool and it straightened that fork quite well. I can see how you can bend each blade back to normal without stressing the brazed fork crown joints.
Who knows if I'll ever try this on a rider though.
Who knows if I'll ever try this on a rider though.
(old photo)
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03-13-16, 04:38 PM
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03-13-16, 04:39 PM
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I hope you came out of that okay. Looks like that could have nasty consequences!
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03-13-16, 04:41 PM
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Funny, I thought those electro-forged Schwinns were pretty much indestructible. How much did your friend weigh?!
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03-13-16, 04:44 PM
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What a beaut.
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03-13-16, 05:09 PM
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03-13-16, 06:08 PM
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No clue! It happened about 2 years ago...I went over the bars suddenly after rounding a corner on a bike path, and got up to see the bike looking like that. I was on my way to a morning meeting at work, and ended up having a housemate come pick me up and take me the rest of the work. Between the meeting and my actual shift, I took public transportation home, grabbed my other bike, and rode back in!
03-13-16, 06:56 PM
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How badly was that fork bent? The fork on my 1958 Raleigh 3-speed has been bent since before I got it. Very slightly though, and bent at the blades and not at the braze. It makes the ride just ever so slightly more harsh. I need to find someone who can do this for me ... er, I suppose I have to start looking first
(old photo)
03-13-16, 07:13 PM
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It was his bike when he was a kid,The handle bars were bent downwards too. I would like to think it wasn't his girlfriend. I was able to straighten the fork back .
03-13-16, 07:24 PM
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@Prowler, Thanks for the advice. I shall look into it. There is a shop in town that I go to look for classic SA parts. They might have the ability.
I should have used this photo which is far more recent. it looks worse in the other photo because the steering is turned. OR maybe it's because of all the curbs I've been hopping. Maybe it'll straighten itself if I give it long enough (i'm kidding, I swear!)
I should have used this photo which is far more recent. it looks worse in the other photo because the steering is turned. OR maybe it's because of all the curbs I've been hopping. Maybe it'll straighten itself if I give it long enough (i'm kidding, I swear!)
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