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Old 05-26-11, 11:35 AM
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Fork blade replacement, either with a pre bent blade, or raked when complete.
work includes fork crown cleanup after the blades are removed..
at the melting temperature of brass metal.

Having a replica made of new material will be quicker.

don't compare costs of forks mass produced in low wage countries .

the overhead costs are gong to be higher in the USA for a one off.

http://www.bikeschool.com/resources/bike-industry-links

has a list of manufacturers of bikes and small shop framebuilders.
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