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crock

02-08-09, 05:57 PM

JohnDThompson

02-08-09, 07:20 PM

Is it still possible to buy fork tubes that replicate the skinny ones used by Alex Singer and Rene Herse bikes in the 50's? Also, does anybody currently make a cast or forged fork crown for these tubes?
Are you talking about the narrow "Imperial" oval fork blades? If so, Greg Parker at Bicycle Classics (http://00eda5d.netsolhost.com/index.html) might have some.

unterhausen

02-10-09, 01:51 AM

I have some of the blades if I can figure out what I did with them. Interesting to find out about crowns.

JohnDThompson

02-11-09, 12:09 PM

I have some of the blades if I can figure out what I did with them. Interesting to find out about crowns.
Ron Boi (13ron) has a couple Cinelli Imperial oval crowns on eBay right now:

Item #110302766427 (http://cgi.ebay.com/One-New-Cinelli-sloping-crown-investment-cast_W0QQitemZ110302766427QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item110302766427&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14)
Item #110294179225 (http://cgi.ebay.com/One-New-Cinelli-sloping-crown-investment-cast_W0QQitemZ110294179225QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item110294179225&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14)

unterhausen

02-13-09, 09:25 AM

thanks for the links, he really likes those fork crowns. "for old Colnagos?" They are actually Cinellis I think.

JohnDThompson

02-13-09, 11:19 AM

thanks for the links, he really likes those fork crowns. "for old Colnagos?" They are actually Cinellis I think.
Yes, they are Cinelli crowns but Cinelli sold them widely, including to Colnago.