That's very nice - I like the sloping fork crown on there and was a good idea to have Waterford put one together for you when you did.
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 1:14:19 PM UTC-8 CJ wrote: > I didn't care for the original fork on my Heron Touring, so I contacted > Todd Kuzma somewhere around 2001 and he had Waterford make me a new fork > using their "Adventure Bike" fork crown. Attached is the only pic I have > handy at the moment. Tire clearance isn't huge, but it's somewhat better > than stock. My bike is limited to an ~38mm tire at the chainstays, so I > never tried going wider than that. > > CJ > > > > On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 3:22:21 PM UTC-5 h...@chrisdedinsky.com > wrote: > >> This week I was commuting home from work on my Heron. I got a flat on my >> Challenge Strada Bianca 36 tires and on a whim—certainly inspired by the >> recent 'Rondini' episode of Ron's bikes YouTube episode—decided to stuff in >> a pair of much too large 700x42 Hurricane Ridge tires to enjoy until the >> snow falls. Which should be pretty quick here in British Columbia's >> southern interior. >> >> The fork clearance is decidedly too tight and perhaps irresponsible, if >> not dangerous. I'm gonna keep my fenders on as I'm not sure how long this >> experiment will last. So far a couple of sporting trips back and forth to >> work. >> >> It has got me thinking though, has anyone out there modified their Heron >> to have more modern Riv tire clearances? In the vein of a Sam Hillborne. I >> was daydreaming about putting a more tolerable fork and crimping the >> chainstays, so I could run up in the +45 range. Although the rear wheel has >> much more than a few sheets of paper in clearance and the irrevesability of >> crimping makes me nervous. >> >> Would love to hear any thoughts on the pro's/con's. And if there are any >> extra hillborne forks out there for a ~57 frame, I may be interested. If >> so, I can give specs. I know I should leave a perfectly wonderful frameset >> alone, but I can't help but wonder about it. >> >> Here are some pics that make the fit seem even more dramatic on that >> front fork. >> >> [image: IMG_4368.jpg] >> [image: IMG_4363.jpg] >> [image: IMG_4364.jpg] >> [image: IMG_4365.jpg] >> [image: IMG_4366.jpg] >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/593d6f2b-ad91-4b03-9ec9-39138a41ba9en%40googlegroups.com.
