[RBW] Re: Bending back a bent fork
I suggest a new fork. Bent and unbent forks don't inspire much confidence. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bending back a bent fork
I too amazingly crashed my Sam H. into a parked car! In my defense, it was 4ยบ and I was distracted by how miserable I was. My fork was totally shot and I called up Keven at Rivendell and he set me up with a solid Taiwanese replacement fork for $100, as I recall. had to pay an additional $130 to get the raw fork painted by Waterford, but it seemed like a heck of a deal, especially if you could get it locally painted/powdercoated. - Mike On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 12:56:00 PM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: My adult son has a Rambouillet. He commutes on it. This guy doesn't ride lightly; he has more of a bulldozer approach to riding, it seems. One time he broke a frame by riding into a parked car. Yeah, his steel Trek frame broke at the head tube; I was so pleased that the frame broke to protect that valuable Trek fork. Anyway, when he took his bike to the shop for some very overdue maintenance, they noticed that his fork was slightly bent back, undoubtedly because he hit something. The bike is still ridable, but the handling would be better if the fork were as designed. The shop says they can get a frame builder to bend the fork back. Is this a reasonable thing to do? -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bending back a bent fork
On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 10:14:15 PM UTC+1, Bill Lindsay wrote: Within reason, sure. /.../ If the forkblades are wrinkled at all, then you get a little more queasy about it. Feel under the top tube and down tube right behind the lugs to check there for wrinkling as well. /.../ I second this. Smooth bends are perfectly repairable, but if there's folds, ripples or bulges I would get another fork. And check the frame per Bill's advice. Johan Larsson, Sweden -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bending back a bent fork
Dear Anne, Yes. You can bend forks a fair bit and still end up with something rideable once they've been realigned. Best Regards, Will William M. deRosset Fort Collins, CO On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 1:56:00 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: My adult son has a Rambouillet. He commutes on it. This guy doesn't ride lightly; he has more of a bulldozer approach to riding, it seems. One time he broke a frame by riding into a parked car. Yeah, his steel Trek frame broke at the head tube; I was so pleased that the frame broke to protect that valuable Trek fork. Anyway, when he took his bike to the shop for some very overdue maintenance, they noticed that his fork was slightly bent back, undoubtedly because he hit something. The bike is still ridable, but the handling would be better if the fork were as designed. The shop says they can get a frame builder to bend the fork back. Is this a reasonable thing to do? -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bending back a bent fork
When I dropped my New Albion off the top of a fence Manny said just flip it around and lean on it. This was not effective. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Bending back a bent fork
I bent one back for a guy on a brevet one time because some angry guy tried to pick a fight with us riders. I mean, I bent it back by hand. On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Evan Baird vanster...@gmail.com wrote: When I dropped my New Albion off the top of a fence Manny said just flip it around and lean on it. This was not effective. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bending back a bent fork
Within reason, sure. There was/is a shop tool that clamps to the fork tips like a hub would, and braces itself on the BB shell and you turn a leadscrew to push it back out. If the forkblades are wrinkled at all, then you get a little more queasy about it. Feel under the top tube and down tube right behind the lugs to check there for wrinkling as well. But yes a competent framebuilder can advise when he/she sees it. On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 12:56:00 PM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: My adult son has a Rambouillet. He commutes on it. This guy doesn't ride lightly; he has more of a bulldozer approach to riding, it seems. One time he broke a frame by riding into a parked car. Yeah, his steel Trek frame broke at the head tube; I was so pleased that the frame broke to protect that valuable Trek fork. Anyway, when he took his bike to the shop for some very overdue maintenance, they noticed that his fork was slightly bent back, undoubtedly because he hit something. The bike is still ridable, but the handling would be better if the fork were as designed. The shop says they can get a frame builder to bend the fork back. Is this a reasonable thing to do? -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Bending back a bent fork
I had a bikeshop do this for me years ago, they had a jig they put the fork in and just mainupulated it until it was true to the jig. Now my fork was squashed in shipping so not sure about the front to back bending. On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Bill Lindsay tapebu...@gmail.com wrote: Within reason, sure. There was/is a shop tool that clamps to the fork tips like a hub would, and braces itself on the BB shell and you turn a leadscrew to push it back out. If the forkblades are wrinkled at all, then you get a little more queasy about it. Feel under the top tube and down tube right behind the lugs to check there for wrinkling as well. But yes a competent framebuilder can advise when he/she sees it. On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 12:56:00 PM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: My adult son has a Rambouillet. He commutes on it. This guy doesn't ride lightly; he has more of a bulldozer approach to riding, it seems. One time he broke a frame by riding into a parked car. Yeah, his steel Trek frame broke at the head tube; I was so pleased that the frame broke to protect that valuable Trek fork. Anyway, when he took his bike to the shop for some very overdue maintenance, they noticed that his fork was slightly bent back, undoubtedly because he hit something. The bike is still ridable, but the handling would be better if the fork were as designed. The shop says they can get a frame builder to bend the fork back. Is this a reasonable thing to do? -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Bending back a bent fork
Yellow Jersey did it on my XO-5. Extremely fast turnaround and perfect job. Can't tell visually or functionally that it was ever bent. David Sent from my iPhone On Dec 17, 2014, at 4:19 PM, Goshen Peter uscpeter11...@gmail.com wrote: I had a bikeshop do this for me years ago, they had a jig they put the fork in and just mainupulated it until it was true to the jig. Now my fork was squashed in shipping so not sure about the front to back bending. On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Bill Lindsay tapebu...@gmail.com wrote: Within reason, sure. There was/is a shop tool that clamps to the fork tips like a hub would, and braces itself on the BB shell and you turn a leadscrew to push it back out. If the forkblades are wrinkled at all, then you get a little more queasy about it. Feel under the top tube and down tube right behind the lugs to check there for wrinkling as well. But yes a competent framebuilder can advise when he/she sees it. On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 12:56:00 PM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: My adult son has a Rambouillet. He commutes on it. This guy doesn't ride lightly; he has more of a bulldozer approach to riding, it seems. One time he broke a frame by riding into a parked car. Yeah, his steel Trek frame broke at the head tube; I was so pleased that the frame broke to protect that valuable Trek fork. Anyway, when he took his bike to the shop for some very overdue maintenance, they noticed that his fork was slightly bent back, undoubtedly because he hit something. The bike is still ridable, but the handling would be better if the fork were as designed. The shop says they can get a frame builder to bend the fork back. Is this a reasonable thing to do? -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bending back a bent fork
A! Part of the beauty of steel! With abandon, Patrick -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Bending back a bent fork
It's probably fine. I did have a ten speed in high school where I hit something and bent the fork. My dad bent it back, and it worked, until I hit the back wheel of another high school cyclist making a U turn in the middle of the road. The fork bent way further than it had originally, and my dad couldn't believe it was caused by me hitting another bike going (mostly) the same direction. The upshot was a replacement used fork. How did it happen? I'm overtaking a classmate on the way to school. He drifts out toward the center of the road, so I drift out, too. Suddenly he's pulling a U turn, and I'm hitting him. Unexpected. Philip www.biketinker.com On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 12:56:00 PM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: My adult son has a Rambouillet. He commutes on it. This guy doesn't ride lightly; he has more of a bulldozer approach to riding, it seems. One time he broke a frame by riding into a parked car. Yeah, his steel Trek frame broke at the head tube; I was so pleased that the frame broke to protect that valuable Trek fork. Anyway, when he took his bike to the shop for some very overdue maintenance, they noticed that his fork was slightly bent back, undoubtedly because he hit something. The bike is still ridable, but the handling would be better if the fork were as designed. The shop says they can get a frame builder to bend the fork back. Is this a reasonable thing to do? -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
