Group--- were the folks that made the Bates cantiflex double-roundabout-flexi-fork aware of all this? I've never ridden one, but have heard that the design affects the ride. ???????????? Nelson Miller--- Seattle ------------------------------------------
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>From: Philcycles@aol.com
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]Fork bend
>Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:02:23 EDT
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>In a message dated 6/6/02 3:22:51 AM, LouDeeter@aol.com writes:
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><< Anybody have a clue whether the bend itself affects the ride or is it the
>overall effect of the rake and trail? >>
>
>This gets discussed ad nauseum on wreak,tech and the answer is that fork bend
>has no effect. The movement that you see that appears to occur in the blade
>actually occurs at the crown/steerer junction.
>Phil Brown
>In rapidly warming NoHo, Ca
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