Re: [CR]newbie question - fork blades

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

In-Reply-To: <20070426.133833.5268.1029675@webmail22.lax.untd.com>
References: <20070426.133833.5268.1029675@webmail22.lax.untd.com>
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]newbie question - fork blades
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:54:45 -0700
To: classic rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


On Apr 26, 2007, at 8:37 PM, brianbaylis@juno.com wrote:
> The exception is for sprinters
>
> who ride criteriums. It isn't uncommon to find an Italian bike made
>
> from really light tubing in the frame and the heavy round track fork
>
> blades, back in the 60's and maybe into the early 70's. I've seen a
>
> few.

Brian, were the blades 22mm or 24mm on the bikes you saw?

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA