[CR]Raleigh's Tubular Fork Crown

(Example: Racing:Jacques Boyer)

Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:46:46 +0200
From: "Amir Avitzur" <avitzur@013.net>
To: Classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Raleigh's Tubular Fork Crown

I've always admired Raleigh. More for their utility bikes than for their "lightweights".

Mass-produced bikes say something about national character. Compare '50s Schwinns (U.S.), with Raleighs (U.K.), Peugeots (FR), Gazelles (Holland), Phoenix(China) to see what I mean.

Anyway, I started reading a book called "Framing Production" (ISBN 0-262-18225-4). Page 36 has a 1921 Raleigh ad entitled "The Tubular Fork Crown".

It describes how that feature is 5 1/2 times stronger than "what is considered safe". I always liked that fork crown. Thought it was very clever and "cool".

Amir Avitzur
R"G, Israel