Re: [CR]Concerning fork stiffeners

(Example: Framebuilders)

From: "Olof Stroh" <olof@stroh.nu>
To: <LouDeeter@aol.com>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <125.2935c7a8.2d1c4fb6@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Concerning fork stiffeners
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 16:48:48 +0100


Lou Deeter mused
> I don't know the answer to that one but I've always wondered why Francisco
> Cuevas used the X stiffener inside the bottom of the steerer tube. I suspect it
> was to keep the steerer tube from deflecting during rough riding, but I have
> no idea whether it worked and if so, why don't others use it? Lou Deeter,
> Orlando Fl

How was the X inserted? Did it touch both steerer and fork crown? Maybe a sofisticated version of the old hard wood insert tradition?

hope santa had something for all of you (me I´m waiting for a set of Camp. Victory cranks, but that´s off topic so I won´t mention it)

Olof Stroh
Uppsala Sweden