I have discovered my fork is slightly bent.I posted a short time ago on my top tube being slightly not level and wondering if this is normal and received myriad and valuable feedback.Since then I brought it to a mechanic and he said it is most definitely bent.On returning home I noticed a s slight wrinkling of the chrome right below the crown in 2 places.My estimate is it was bent backward a grand total of 1 cm.It feels the same except my toes are closer to the front tire than they were previously though the wheelbase is normally quite short anyway.
The bending ocurred when I rode into a chain link fence at about 10 mph in the dark.(It was laid across a previously open bike trail)I rode off with no difficulty just a little neck pain.I'm wondering if people think the fork is compromised enough to reevaluate riding at high speeds.I actually can still ride handless and it feels good.The frame is a Pinarello Montello 1989 and the fork is a Tommasini of the same Era.Here is a link to the previous post with a picture of the bike but the pic is pre collisionWould a bend of 1 cm.really make any difference whatsoever? http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...op-tubes-Level