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What’s going on with this fork rake?

Old 02-26-22, 10:53 AM
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What’s going on with this fork rake?

Killing time browsing ads waiting for spring and found this Peugeot that I didn’t understand in a Facebook listing.





I looked a bit closer and saw it was a lugged frame and not something more modern that I am not up on. The fork seemed a bit raked out.


https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...tory_type=post
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Old 02-26-22, 10:58 AM
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Wheelie machine, or somebody had some airtime and stuck the landing.
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Old 02-26-22, 11:00 AM
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It's bent I think this bike was discussed recently

I'm pretty sure that is a ChroMo seat tube only and everything else is HiTen. Probably the best part is the SIS RD and shifter

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Ahead of it’s time downhill bike?

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Originally Posted by Mr. 66
Wheelie machine, or somebody had some airtime and stuck the landing.

"Hank the Tank" was using it for a commuter

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the curve doesn't look consistent
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Fork is bent from one too many 'pancake' landings
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Originally Posted by TPL
Fork is bent from one too many 'pancake' landings
Ah, but the ad says “rides wonderfully”. Maybe interestingly is better.
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Ah, but the ad says “rides wonderfully”. Maybe interestingly is better.
One person's wonderful ride is another person's highway to hell

I've post for bikes bent worse than this as "recently tuned up ready to ride"

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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
One person's wonderful ride is another person's highway to hell

I've post for bikes bent worse than this as "recently tuned up ready to ride"

They adjusted the saddle angle to compensate.
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Somebody decided to one up Jan Heine and make it no trail.
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Originally Posted by sd5782

Facebook listing...


Just add banana seat and some apehanger bars: instant classic French chopper

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Who used to have that angry reply from a craigslist seller as their signature? Something like ........

" " {ALL CAPS} Listen you blow hards the fork isn't bent it came that way from the factory yadda yadda yadda....." "
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I remember home made choppers as a kid. Fork ends were chopped off of receiving bike. Fork arms were chopped off donor fork and hammered into receiving bike. Instant chopper. Even as a dumb kid, I stayed away from ever hopping on something like that.
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