To continue the story from this thread at C&V:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...10)?highlight=

Out of curiosity I attempted straightening the fork that was bent at the crown, as shown in the pictures--before, during, and after. Side-to-side alignment looks okay with a known wheel clamped in. If it was just me I would go ahead and ride it, but it is for my oldest friend and am not willing to send back something risky. Still, I notice what seems to be a reinforcing tube inside the lower segment of the steering tube, running from above the crown down to the bottom of the crown, so it seems to have some built-in strength redundancy. Impressions? I have a new 27" fork on order just in case (the inside diameter of the steerer tube in the photos is 22.2mm fyi, as is the od of the original stem from this 1981 Peugeot).