A good friend took the time to search through my flickr stream and found this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/6314859575/in/set-72157626396224998 Straight as an ----------> On Thursday, 13 September 2012 22:10:35 UTC-4, Amit Singh wrote: > > You know what? It tracks perfect, rides straight and true, even no hands. > I'm going to just ride it. :) > > On Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:52:48 UTC-4, Amit Singh wrote: >> >> Aiight. I'll hit up Doug Fattic in the morning. In the meanwhile I'll >> continue riding BombaLove through the weekend. >> >> On Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:39:37 UTC-4, Jeremy Till wrote: >>> >>> I also hate to say it, but that was the first thing that crossed my mind >>> when I saw the first photo. I let it go because it's always hard to tell >>> from a single photo, but now that I've seen another, I have to agree...that >>> thing is bent man. >>> >>> The fact that it's bent forward is interesting and concerning. Forks >>> are usually bent backwards from some type of crash, in which the front >>> wheel is stopped by an obstacle and the weight of the bike bends the fork >>> backwards under it. Bending forward means that the bending force was >>> solely vertical--like hopping off a curb carrying a lot of weight. In any >>> case, I'd be wary about loaded touring with that thing. Chances are that >>> now weakened, it would keep bending or even worse, crack at the crown. >>> >>> Send it back to Riv, or else get the correct fork rake specs and have a >>> framebuilder or well-equipped (i.e. with fork jig) LBS bend it back for >>> you, and then keep an eagle eye on it. Or just get a new fork. I >>> >>> On Thursday, September 13, 2012 6:07:11 PM UTC-7, Amit Singh wrote: >>>> >>>> Bubba !!! Why'd you drop this idea in my mind?! >>>> >>>> Here's another photo: >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/7983927516/ >>>> >>>> Can someone else tell me the fork is perfect and not to worry about it? >>>> GP, you'd be the supreme authority here, of course. >>>> >>>> So ... what are the implications if a fork is not perfect? This >>>> bicycle tracks perfect no hands, anything else to worry about? >>>> >>>> Amit >>>> >>>> On Thursday, 13 September 2012 18:51:39 UTC-4, William wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I hope that's just a photo illusion but the forks look bent. The >>>>> upper fork legs are not parallel with the headtube, in the photo. Maybe >>>>> in >>>>> real life they are. Careful! >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, September 13, 2012 7:07:58 AM UTC-7, Amit Singh wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/7980699538/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Another Bombadil w/ 60mm tires and fenders. >>>>>> >>>>>> Converted from mountain bike to touring bike duty for my upcoming C&O >>>>>> Canal / Allegheny Passage tour. >>>>>> >>>>>> Excited! >>>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/9PWGYg-ob0AJ. 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.
