I think the answer is yes, the force due to a bump universally tends to flex a bent fork tube. Ditto that it it tends more strictly to compress a straight one. But is the difference really big enough to be universally discernible? Clearly Jan thinks that for highly bent forks it is significant.
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:46 AM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > Do they really not flex as well, despite the offset at the crown and if > they are properly tapered? I haven't noticed any difference in the two > straight bladed forks I've used, tires being similar to those ridden on > curved-leg forks. > > IOW: is it universally true that a well designed straight blade fork will > eo ipso transfer bumps more directly than a well designed curved blade fork? > I'm asking, not denying. > > Patrick Moore, who wouldn't want a straight fork with Rivendell crown, but > who rather likes the look of straight blades with spare, James-type lugs on > a stripped down gofast bike. > > > On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 8:03 AM, newenglandbike > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Not commenting on the builder in question, but on straight-blade forks >> in general: it seems as though the reasoning behind blades with a >> low, uniform bend has been largely forgotten(?) Straight-blades >> seem to be really popular right now, but I wonder if it's only a >> matter of time before the buying public realizes that they transfer >> bumps directly to your wrists, and that well-curved blades are more >> comfortable. >> >> I understand why big-name, big volume manufacturers use straight- >> blades, since they are cheaper to make. But on custom/handbuilt- >> bicycles it doesn't seem to jibe. >> >> >> >> On Feb 28, 9:07 am, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > I saw his bikes at nahbs, too. I noticed that my visceral response to >> > straight-blade forks is fairly negative. The bike feels unfinished to >> > me. >> > >> > -sv >> >> -- >> 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] > (505) 227-0523 > > > > > -- > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI USA -- 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.
