Originally Posted by
cman
What would be the difference if you curved out or curve out and down, as long as the dropout end is in the same spot?
The difference is that the fork was not manufactured that way. It isn't supposed to be like that. For that matter, bends of that magnitude generally bend the steerer tube as well, and/or the frame. Surprisingly, the red balloon-tire frame you post here seems to be intact from the fork crown up.
Originally Posted by
cman
In the mean time here is a pic of a custom bike with the same style fork.
It's bent too. Whoever thought that the bent fork makes it "custom" is a moron. It's on the same level as calling a smashed car fender or a vehicle with a twisted chassis as being "custom."
-Kurt