I could not find it, but recall in another string on this that the Taiwan factory uses a machine to bend the forks where Toyo and others bend by hand.
On Aug 21, 9:51 am, R Gonet <[email protected]> wrote: > "Think of how much trouble Grant and others have had to get the fork > rake just right on > > > Taiwan made frames." > > Others have made similar comments. Would someone please explain why > it is so hard to get a fork made to one's specifications? I can't do > it, but it's not exactly rocket science, is it? If you are a builder > of some experience, and if you start with a properly tapered steel > tube and then bend it on a jig, and if you use care in doing so, can't > you end up with the same fork tube time after time? I can't see why > this is any more problem than assembling a frame to specs and making > it straight. Why can't a Taiwanese builder do this as well as a > Japanese or American builder? What am I missing here? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
