Re: [CR] Re: Viscount Forks & are there any metallurgists out there? (Ian Briggs)

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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:07:52 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
To: "cl >> CR List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Re: Viscount Forks & are there any metallurgists out there? (Ian Briggs)
References: <be6.d684614.32e27db7@aol.com>
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LeMansGTMAN@aol.com wrote:
> http://members.aol.com/bobhoveyga/ForkMount1.jpg
> Trouble is, this pic is clearly bogus as no pair of Lambert / Viscount forks
> could ever be polished to the high sheen seen in the image - and believe me
> I've tried.

Definitely not Lambert forks, as the crown is clearly a separate piece from the blades. The Lambert fork was a single, solid casting of crown and blades, with a steel steer tube pinned into the crown.

-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA