On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 9:55 AM, Doug Van Cleve <dvancl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I should have mentioned that RBW bikes in general are pretty sturdy and I > would ride it without concern. You might consider getting the frame/fork > alignment checked, although if it steers and tracks normally it probably > won't buy you anything... > One evening long ago, I was riding my '99 Joe Starck gofast fixie custom home from work without lights because I hadn't anticipated leaving so late. Crossing a 4-lane, 50 mph boulevard on the bike path, I was a bit too eager and misjudged my aim for the handicapped cutout on the opposite sidewalk. Bam! I bent the fork back enough to easily see the difference in angle, but strangely, not only were top and down tube unaffected, but I didn't even pinch flat, let along bend a rim -- and I was riding 22 mm actual 571 bcd Conti Grands Prix. I made it the remaining 10 miles home in the increasing darkness; the bike felt odd but I had no problem riding it. Rivendell very courteously arranged a discounted replacement fork by Curt Goodrich. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
