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Peter Jon White <lists@peterwhitecycles.com> wrote:
richardsachs@juno.com wrote:
> i feel differently.
> fork blades are designed in guage, taper, and overall length
> to be bent. chainstays are not.
"Are you concerned about failure? Or is it an aesthetic issue? If it's
failure, have you ever seen one fail as a result of cold setting?"
i've never seen one fail. i have seen many buckled w'out the owners knowing about it due to some shop rat's notion that, "...sure. you can bend this stuff. no prob." btw, i do this for money too - the cold setting stuff - to OTHER folk's frames, after i tell them how i feel about it. by-and-large, most folks just want to ride their bicycles and if the industry screws them over because spacings, and clearances, and compatibility change every generation or three, it's up to the client to decide whether to jetison the old mount/buy a new one or do whatever it takes to keep it on the road.
seperately - because i make these things and think well made bicycle frames are beautiful - not just as tools to use - i have always felt that adulterating them is taboo. they are given a life by the fellow or staff of workers that created them, and bending them up for the heluvit detracts from the life that they were born with. to me, these are not just "things". e-RICHIE chester, ct who is still getting double mail because several post-ers today have kept MY address in the "to" field when the list address is more than enough for me to see my mail. there - i feel better...