Originally Posted by
Cute Boy Horse
Is this a joke? That's very obviously bent.
Not a joke. See below.
Originally Posted by
Pompiere
The curve that is about 4-6 inches below the brakes should not be there. That section should be straight. Surprisingly, there doesn't appear to be any frame damage, but you should look carefully at the joints behind the head tube for any cracking in the paint. Also check the front wheel for flat spots.
There is ABSOLUTELY no other evidence of damage, which is why I quickly dismissed the possibility that the fork was bent in a catastrophic event. The front tire and wheel spins pretty true. I re-trued the front wheel to take out a small bit of lateral runout, but there's no radial runout at all. I figured that if the fork and frame were involved in an event that bent it so severely, there would just have to be other evidence, such as an issue with the frame, paint damage or even just paint cracking/crazing on the fork where the bend happened.
I figured an event which would bend the fork like this would result in a more randomly deformed shape, rather than what appears to be a perfectly smooth curve.
I'll see about bending the fork blades back, but I'll probably just keep my eyes out for a mixte frame and swap the parts over.
Thanks, all.