Originally Posted by
noglider
Busted!
But that Huffy's fork is very bent, and it's a Huffy, not a Raleigh.
My LBS won't bend steel frames any more. They got rid of all their tools for steel frames and had forgotten about the gauge that eric showed us. They let me use it myself, since they don't want to do it.
No, it's actually only slightly bent- an inch out at the furthest point- I still think the flat tire in the picture emphasizes it- I really have to get a straightedge against it-
and it is a Huffy- and not a Raleigh- sometime in the 60's I guess they quit importing them- so its a heavier American frame with a big bottom bracket-
a '69 I believe- just took the crank off tomight- a great big 48 tooth sprocket HEAVILY chromed- higher quality than they got later even-
One of the reasons I bought it was to have the option of motoring- though I doubt I will- that always messes up the paint- so it's a cheap throwaway of sorts- I'm just overhauling- got burned another $19 for the fork beyond the 39.95 I paid for it.- Cleaning up nicely tho.