Is this a death fork?

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07-14-13 | 07:04 PM

Shp4man

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Is this a death fork?

I got this fork with a frame I bought-it wasn't the original fork, so it was relegated to the parts bin. It's aluminum, and damn light. Is it a death fork? I'm not sure...

07-14-13 | 07:17 PM

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It doesn't look quite right for that...here is a link at classic rendezvous....
https://www.classicrendezvous.com/Bri...bert_fork.html

07-14-13 | 07:22 PM

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To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen, I have a Death Fork, and your fork sir, is no Death Fork.

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07-14-13 | 07:23 PM

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No one would call a Death Fork light, either.

Here is one.

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07-14-13 | 08:17 PM

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Uh...noob question. What's a 'death fork'?

07-14-13 | 08:24 PM

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Aluminum fork original equipment on British Lamberts and Viscounts I think. The bikes were recalled at one point for a fork replacement.

07-14-13 | 08:32 PM

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Yes, they were the solid cast aluminum fork on Lambert and Viscount bikes from the 70s. I rode one for sever years with no trouble and I am not a light weight even then.

07-14-13 | 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Gingi

Uh...noob question. What's a 'death fork'?

https://viscount-lambert-bikes.blogsp...unt-death.html

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07-14-13 | 08:44 PM

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Thanks, all.

07-14-13 | 09:46 PM

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It might be a "death fork" but it's certainly not a Lambert/Viscount fork.

07-14-13 | 10:51 PM

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looks a lot like a Vitus 979 Dural (all aluminum) fork, but might be another model or from another manufacturer that closely copied the Vitus/Bador design.

So, not a "death fork" but maybe a "serious illness" fork.

07-14-13 | 11:29 PM

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That's a Vitus 979 aluminum fork...
Thousands of them made throught the 80's and still working perfectly out there........So everyone move on,......"there's nothing to see here"........