If the Raleigh fork is bent, it’s been that way since I got the bike 5 or 6 years ago. If the Fuji fork is bent, it way that way when I got it in July. If both forks are bent, I guess I’m bent too. Anybody have any leads on a 23” 73° parallel frame with a bent fork? Needs room for 28s and fenders. FORK MUST BE BENT, ALL I KNOW ARE BENT FORKS

In other news, lowering saddle height and moving rearward makes Raleigh cockpit a little too long so shorter stem may be needed. Maybe instead of buying a new stem I can bend it back and up to shorten the reach a little. I have a few spares. Should I heat it up real good before I try bending it?

Choo choo!

Since the Raleigh doesn’t have the fender clearance of the Fuji, to get fenders on it I had to use a spare set of hybrid 700c wheels and put some 25mm tires I had lying around on them. The rims are 27mm wide. Looks pretty funky. My 1 mile gravel stretch was “less enjoyable” on 25s at 100psi.

I want an old LeTour frame I think. In that nice orange color they did. I guess it wouldn’t HAVE to have a bent fork, beggars and choosers and all that.

Oh! I could do a budget 650b conversion and use bmx brakes! That’d be cute!