What’s going on with this fork rake?
02-26-22 | 10:53 AM
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What’s going on with this fork rake?
Killing time browsing ads waiting for spring and found this Peugeot that I didn’t understand in a Facebook listing.
I looked a bit closer and saw it was a lugged frame and not something more modern that I am not up on. The fork seemed a bit raked out.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...tory_type=post
I looked a bit closer and saw it was a lugged frame and not something more modern that I am not up on. The fork seemed a bit raked out.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...tory_type=post
02-26-22 | 11:00 AM
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It's bent I think this bike was discussed recently
I'm pretty sure that is a ChroMo seat tube only and everything else is HiTen. Probably the best part is the SIS RD and shifter
I'm pretty sure that is a ChroMo seat tube only and everything else is HiTen. Probably the best part is the SIS RD and shifter
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02-26-22 | 11:02 AM
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"Hank the Tank" was using it for a commuter
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02-26-22 | 11:18 AM
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02-26-22 | 11:31 AM
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I've post for bikes bent worse than this as "recently tuned up ready to ride"
I've post for bikes bent worse than this as "recently tuned up ready to ride"
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02-26-22 | 12:01 PM
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02-26-22 | 12:02 PM
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Bikes: It's complicated.
Somebody decided to one up Jan Heine and make it no trail.
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02-26-22 | 12:45 PM
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Just add banana seat and some apehanger bars: instant classic French chopper 
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02-26-22 | 12:48 PM
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Who used to have that angry reply from a craigslist seller as their signature? Something like ........
" " {ALL CAPS} Listen you blow hards the fork isn't bent it came that way from the factory yadda yadda yadda....." "
" " {ALL CAPS} Listen you blow hards the fork isn't bent it came that way from the factory yadda yadda yadda....." "
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02-26-22 | 02:02 PM
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I remember home made choppers as a kid. Fork ends were chopped off of receiving bike. Fork arms were chopped off donor fork and hammered into receiving bike. Instant chopper. Even as a dumb kid, I stayed away from ever hopping on something like that.
