Thanks for the linked article, Matt. On Apr 14, 11:38 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > ....or consider buying a canti-Hillborne fork. Takes 700c, takes your > cantis, and has a tiny bit more rake (52mm vs 45mm if the geo-charts > are correct) > > On Apr 14, 11:34 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Sorry about your mishap---but glad you weren't hurt! It will be no > > prob to fix and add rake, so you might as well have it done if that's > > what you want. But, I would just keep in mind that adding rake to an > > existing fork is going to also reduce the axle-to-crown distance a > > bit, which will ever-so-slightlly steepen the ST/HT angles, and will > > reduce fender-to-tire clearance a little. > > > Here is an article about a guy who had some rake added to his atlantis > > fork: > > >http://readytoride.biz/?p=241 > > > Anyway hope you get the QB back on the road soon. > > > -Matt > > > On Apr 14, 1:48 pm, Ron MH <visio...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Yesterday I had a mishap on my Quickbeam (involving a wicked hailstorm > > > and the back of a parked pickup truck)causing the front fork to be > > > displaced exactly backwards toward the frame. Fortunately, nothing > > > else (including yours truly) seems to be damaged. It looks like the > > > steerer tube is bent (or the fork crown - or both) but not the fork > > > blades. It's a small, but noticiable deviation. In fact, the bike is > > > still quite rideable, though goofy looking. I'm going to have a local > > > builder fix the fork - that's a given. Before this happened, I'd been > > > considering adding a porteur-style rack to the 'beam. And now that the > > > fork is already going to need work done on it, I'm wondering if it > > > would be a good idea to have the frame builder add a touch (maybe > > > 10mm?) more rake to the Quickbeam's fork. > > > > What are your thoughts?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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