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/-/dNEGFNSJvVEJ. 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.
