1980s Stumpjumpers
03-21-23, 07:43 PM
#26
Disraeli Gears
Originally Posted by The Golden Boy
I think it's strange how I view unicrowns as the hallmark of a lower end frame- when in reality- that was high speed technology... and then the "step" of having the unicrown lug- they don't quite trust that TIG welding.
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03-22-23, 12:24 AM
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Yes, mine is also lugged, although it is difficult to see in that photo.
It also adds a bit of decoration to an otherwise bland fork.
I wish mine had the bi-plane fork but the Brooks makes up for any perceived shortcoming. :-)
It also adds a bit of decoration to an otherwise bland fork.
I wish mine had the bi-plane fork but the Brooks makes up for any perceived shortcoming. :-)
03-22-23, 12:52 AM
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Everybody knows we have Tom to blame for the unibrow, right?
03-22-23, 08:03 AM
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So Tom Ritchey designed it in 1982, gave up on it, and then Mike Sinyard and Tim Neenan made it happen in 1983 at Specialized?
03-22-23, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Charles Wahl
So Tom Ritchey designed it in 1982, gave up on it, and then Mike Sinyard and Tim Neenan made it happen in 1983 at Specialized?
Maybe so, don't think he gave up on it, he made the good ones for himself until he didn't.By then most were using the fugly, unicrap. If Tom had any lock on it, he may have done well on that alone.
03-22-23, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Lag
Yes, mine is also lugged, although it is difficult to see in that photo.
It also adds a bit of decoration to an otherwise bland fork.
I wish mine had the bi-plane fork but the Brooks makes up for any perceived shortcoming. :-)
It also adds a bit of decoration to an otherwise bland fork.
I wish mine had the bi-plane fork but the Brooks makes up for any perceived shortcoming. :-)
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03-22-23, 08:31 PM
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BTW- do your computers autocorrect "unicrown?" I see "unibrow" above, and my post was corrected to "uncrown" as I watched.
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