Date this fork crown
05-08-10 | 03:22 AM
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That looks like a mid 90's fork crown, Most likely aluminum, full slope, but not quite a "unicrown" where they just pretty much bend the fork legs into a U, so it's just one continuous tube with a steerer tube welded to it's top. I like this still separate crown much better.
I wonder who made it? Vitus??
Looks like it goes into an oversized headtube.....Could be for later model Vitus frame.
Chombi
I wonder who made it? Vitus??
Looks like it goes into an oversized headtube.....Could be for later model Vitus frame.
Chombi
05-08-10 | 12:33 PM
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I think late '90s is a good guess: the earlier Cinelli investment cast crown (not the classic full-sloping crown, but a later version) with similar internal plugs for the forkblades has wider clearances, less "aero" and dates from the late '80s to early '90s. This looks like it needs the "D" shaped blades, so that could help you with dates...
There's a Chinese made crown that's a very close (but cheap) copy to this, and probably didn't come on the market before 2000.
There's a Chinese made crown that's a very close (but cheap) copy to this, and probably didn't come on the market before 2000.
Last edited by unworthy1; 05-08-10 at 12:36 PM.
05-08-10 | 12:47 PM
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it looks alot like one of these. but I think early to mid nineties. https://www.framebuilding.com/NEWPART...k%20Crowns.htm
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