That's great! I rode an noticeably curved-top-tube Raleigh for years. Steel is serious. Good luck on getting the fork worked out!
Brian On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Ron MH <visio...@gmail.com> wrote: > Time for an update. > I took the fork/frame to Mitch Pryor (MAP Bicycles) here in Portland. > After looking at the damage it was his assessment (and I agree) that > the fork crown is bent, not the steerer or fork blades - go figure. > Fork crowns, it turns out, are hollow and they can be damaged in a > crash. Also, the top tube has a small ripple behind the head tube lug. > There is no sharp bend, just a barely noticible ripple. I will > probably get that repaired (replace the top tube) locally, though > Mitch (and Keven at Rivendell) both say the bike is rideable with a > new fork and no work done to the top tube. > > So, I need a new fork. A custom fork would cost anywhere from $250- > $400 and I'd have to wait in the builder's cue. I contacted Riv and > spoke with Keven. He may have a new Quickbeam fork for me! I'm waiting > for the results of his search. Apparently, they have a number of out- > of-spec SimpleOne forks they may sell. The out of spec parts on the > fork are the hourglass rack braze-ons; apparently they're for M5 bolts > instead of the specified M4 bolts. I'm OK with that. > > Ron > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
