Re: [CR]Outside Fork Tangs?!

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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:51:40 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Outside Fork Tangs?!
References: <20050223001254.98911.qmail@web50501.mail.yahoo.com> <000301c5193f$4eab7260$c75f0e44@ownerejujeippx>

Eric Elman wrote:
>
> On ebay there is an "Emperor" vintage lightweight with the fork reinforcing
> tangs brazed on the outside of the fork blades instead of the inside. Am I
> correct that this is unusual (I know I've never seen this before) and why
> are they usually on the inside?
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah
>
> or auction # 6514089260

Hetchins did a whole lot of forks with the reinforcing tangs brazed on the outside of the fork blades...

Example: http://www.hetchins.org/pix/ALF-10.jpg

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California