Re: Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 63, Issue 5[CR]the limits of steel repair, or, de rosa vs pothole.

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Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:02:36 -0800 (PST)
From: "jeffrey piwonka" <jmpiwonka@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 63, Issue 5[CR]the limits of steel repair, or, de rosa vs pothole.
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <430e89320803020532j4141c9bbx78441662288c8ee6@mail.gmail.com>


Nor, fork blades flex while riding acting as suspension. I did not mean the fork should have folded or self destructed before the frame should have.

Jeff Piwonka
Austin, texas usa


--- Nor Meyer wrote:


> sasha, that frame had super tight clearances. my
> guess, and this is only a guess, *the fork gave when
> it
> hit the pothole like all forks will and should
> do.......
>
> *Uhhh, I don't think so! Cino Cinelli
> would argue that the fork is
> the most vital part of the frameset, and that it
> should be more bullet-proof
> than the rest of the frame ("The Custom
> Bicycle",Mike Kolin & Denise de la
> Rosa, 1979). That said, he was careful to eliminate
> the pointed end of the
> lower head lug tang so that it wouldn't act like a
> can opener on the bottom
> of the down tube when potholes were encountered.
>
> Nor Meyer, Mt. Vernon, IA
>
>
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