Fork's Bent
03-09-16 | 03:54 PM
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Fork's Bent
If it is, post a pic here.
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03-09-16 | 04:20 PM
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03-09-16 | 04:21 PM
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Bikes: It's complicated.
Hey, a little dent to fix, turn the fork around and crash it backwards, you've got a rider, right?
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03-09-16 | 04:26 PM
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This happened during a PCS (permanent change of station) move from the UK back in the mid-90s. The bike was built up when it happened. I suspect someone drove a forklift into the crate on accident.
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03-09-16 | 04:27 PM
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I was gonna turn the rear triangle/seat tube into a shop stool, but nah.
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03-09-16 | 04:31 PM
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Bikes: It's complicated.
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03-09-16 | 04:33 PM
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03-09-16 | 05:46 PM
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Bikes: It's complicated.
Actually, it's flatter than the picture looks. The saddle's turned backwards from normal orientation.
I did this due to a nasty bout of sciatica, lots of sitting, (actually bending of the leg lke you do while sitting is the root cause) makes it ache something bad. This allows me to straighten my leg. Oddly enough, cycling doesn't make it works (thank gawd!), probably because I'm always moving it, and it's straight at the bottom of the stroke-the nerve that causes the issue isn't pinched for long periods of time.
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If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
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03-10-16 | 12:39 PM
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246 views, 11 posts and no other bent forks but mine?
Something fishy going on here
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Something fishy going on here
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03-10-16 | 01:40 PM
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Ewwwww - I'm betting we don't want to see a pic of that 
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03-10-16 | 01:41 PM
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03-10-16 | 01:46 PM
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I was not surprised to see there were many, many more.
Gonna go and have a look at bent forks now. Maybe I can find some fodder with which to pad my thread
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03-10-16 | 02:09 PM
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03-10-16 | 02:34 PM
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I guess it's not us that have the actual bent forks - we're just very, very good at spotting others'
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03-10-16 | 02:42 PM
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03-10-16 | 03:09 PM
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Ouch, Patrick - I've heard the story, of course. But now this thread is not so worthless - 'cause we've now got pics
That last one... **shudders**
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That last one... **shudders**
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03-10-16 | 03:36 PM
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LOL and that was the good part! Finally having that bone mended after 8 weeks of hoping it would mend on its own! There was a nerve bundle in the middle of the break that prevented the break from mending. Taking showers, among other things like sleeping, was a real challenge!
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03-10-16 | 03:37 PM
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Horribly grainy picture (it was taken with an ipod) of my Sekai after a left hook incident a couple years ago. Still going strong today with a replacement fork.
03-10-16 | 07:36 PM
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I don't have snaps to share but I did borrow a friends Park Tool fork straightener recently and worked on a bent fork from a Raleigh 3 speed. I'm not claiming that the fork is safe now but I learned a lot from the experience. Pretty well designed tool and it straightened that fork quite well. I can see how you can bend each blade back to normal without stressing the brazed fork crown joints.
Who knows if I'll ever try this on a rider though.
Who knows if I'll ever try this on a rider though.
03-11-16 | 04:39 AM
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Forks cane be straightened (or re-bent to proper curves) by a competent frame builder with bending jigs but the kink in the down tube is in a place that's likely to fail especially if straightened...
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