calling the 'bent fork police'
06-22-10 | 09:41 AM
#26
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From: Culver, IN
Bikes: I have some bikes
Taking Zaphod's advice, I found a small crack on the underside of the downtube while overhauling the headset (D'OH!), so the frame was deemed not viable.
Luckily a bike mechanic friend passed along this 62 cm Lotus Challenger frame, and we were able to get this single speed project back on track.
Here's the finished build:
Tange 900 frame
Cromolite 103 forks
Campagnolo Daytona crankset 175 mm
Campy bottom bracket 110 mm
Miche 1/8" track chainring 51T 135 BCD
MKS Sylvan Touring pedals
Dicta 16T BMX freewheel
Weinmann DP18 flip flop wheelset with Formula sealed hubs
Continental Ultra Sport tires 700x25
Nitto Handleworks I-Beam stem
Nitto Olympiade handlebards
Tektro cross levers
Dia Compe sidepull calipers
Cane Creek Gray Matter pads
Kalloy seatpost
Avocet Touring saddle
The new owner is thrilled with the build! The Campy cranks and BB are super smooth; I have an additional set of Centaur cranks and another Campy BB that I'll be using on my personal rider.
Just wanted to update folks with the happy conclusion to the sad tale of the bent fork and damaged Fuji frame (sure to become wall art soon!). Let me me know your thoughts, pro and con.
06-24-10 | 09:30 AM
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Bent ? Yep !
But all is not lost. I DO NOT suggest this, but as a kid with little money, & no other kids had any, a bicycle with a bent fork was placed in a " forked tree." BUT, this was old Sears, etc. heavy framed steel bikes.
But all is not lost. I DO NOT suggest this, but as a kid with little money, & no other kids had any, a bicycle with a bent fork was placed in a " forked tree." BUT, this was old Sears, etc. heavy framed steel bikes.
07-01-10 | 06:44 AM
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From: Eastern North Carolina
Bikes: Some of the bikes I've collected: Raleighs ( about 20), Trek ( oldest 1978 770 Columbus tubes), Mercian, Condor, Bob Jackson, Falcon, Holdsworth, Jacques Anquetil, Bianchi, LeMond, Cannondale, Schwinn, Iver Johnson, Dunelt
The fork does not look bent but how about that top tube bend.
07-01-10 | 08:10 AM
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Okay, what better thread to post this, than here!
As many of you have perhaps noticed, I have an interest in the old Norman bikes made in Ashford, Kent, in the 50's. So I search ebay every now and again. Guess what pops up today?
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tchlink:top:en
But... what was this thread about, again?
As many of you have perhaps noticed, I have an interest in the old Norman bikes made in Ashford, Kent, in the 50's. So I search ebay every now and again. Guess what pops up today?
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tchlink:top:en
But... what was this thread about, again?
07-01-10 | 08:59 AM
#31
richmond va. craigslist today:
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/1819263333.html
If he's a dedicated bike seller he should know better.
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/1819263333.html
If he's a dedicated bike seller he should know better.
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1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
