I don't know why that would make a difference, if the tubing is being bent around the same shaped form in both cases. But if that is the difference, why can't the Taiwanese bend by hand, if that is what is required to meet RBW specs? It can't add that much more to the cost of manufacture.
On Aug 21, 10:59 am, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
