Looks to me like the "bent" pictures are an illusion caused by light hitting the front of the fork blades, as well as the fork being turned slightly away from us (left). Only you can tell if it's bent though, and if you can't tell in 3-D then its not bent enough to worry about I'd say.
-Tom On Thursday, September 13, 2012 9:00:01 PM UTC-7, Amit Singh wrote: > > 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/-/90ZHnAqZdw8J. 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.
