It's been your bike from the start? You haven't crashed it or anything? I'd guess it's a trick of the camera. Any shop with a wrench who's been in the business for more than a decade should be able to tell you for sure...
Luck! Steve On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Amit Singh <asd...@gmail.com> 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/-/dNEGFNSJvVEJ. > 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.
