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Old 04-12-22 | 06:03 AM
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swampyankee2
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Bikes: '08 Specialized Sirrus, '92 Trek 820, '72 Raleigh Sports, 60? Fongers single speed, '73 Raleigh Super Course, '63 Robin Hood Lenton Sports

So, after reading about the various methods, both on and off the bike I decided to take a crack at it by rigging up a hydraulic jack and some brackets I made from 2x4 pieces to go between the BB and the forks. I figured I had nothing to lose but to try. As you can see, in the before, the bend was not nearly as bad as Top's. I used a fork from a Robin Hood 3 speed as a gage, and eyeballed it as well. The frame is identical to my Raleigh Sports so I checked the wheelbase before and after and found 39-1/2" before and 40-1/2" after, which matched the Sports. The fork turns smoothly through 180 degrees now. I will remove it and inspect for cracks and such.



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