What could do this to forks?
SimonAH
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Don't laugh, seriously considering building up a trike for a nefarious plan I have in mind - but the Pashley picadors are going for silly money.
Then I saw this;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Pashl ... 5892762f49
What could do that to forks without seriously jeopardising the rest of the frame?
Then I saw this;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Pashl ... 5892762f49
What could do that to forks without seriously jeopardising the rest of the frame?
FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
Litespeed L3 for Strava bits
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
Litespeed L3 for Strava bits
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
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A very heavy bell.....
That looks a bit mental, you'd have to wonder about the integrity of the frame.
** are you planning to live in a 'chocolate box village' wear a flowery dress and hat, ride around with a basket full of roses or a little dog on the handlebars?
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Wow! That thing has hub-centre steering? COOL! Me gusta big time!FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
Litespeed L3 for Strava bits
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.0 -
Si, I think you need to update your avatar
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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Anyone of these beauties viewtopic.php?f=30005&t=12834046Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
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On topic, a heavy weight placed on the headset? An idiot who thought he could make a lowrider? I sincerely doubt one of those could travel fast enough for that to have been caused by a bike crash.
It might have fallen off something? If you're not buying it I might 0 -
Dammmit LiT, someone is bidding....if that's you then I'll set the fairy on you!FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
Litespeed L3 for Strava bits
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.0 -
Hmm, that thing has a strange attraction to it...0
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lost_in_thought wrote:I sincerely doubt one of those could travel fast enough for that to have been caused by a bike crash.
A crash would push them backwards in any case - unless it's someone's misguided attempt to straighten them post-crash?0 -
Looks like a kink in the metal at the top - maybe had something dropped on it - lot of rust around the cassette as well0
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How about an attempt to bend the fork to fit a smaller hub....--
Chris
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I am guessing it had a heavy load applied. Lots of people piling aboard causing fork to bend and rear wheel to fail?0
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This. The visible damage does make one wonder about what may not be visible.merkin wrote:I am guessing it had a heavy load applied. Lots of people piling aboard causing fork to bend and rear wheel to fail?1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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SimonAH wrote:Don't laugh, seriously considering building up a trike for a nefarious plan I have in mind - but the Pashley picadors are going for silly money.
Then I saw this;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Pashl ... 5892762f49
What could do that to forks without seriously jeopardising the rest of the frame?
i once did that to forks hopping off a wall (5ft high) during my "i wanna be like Martyn Ashton" stage
i just bent the legs back straight an was good to goKeeping it classy since '830
