The store's owner Sherman Coventry rides a Silk Hope....................
Gene Powell Rad Finishes Portland, Oregon USA
On Apr 10, 2008, at 6:34 PM, Jeremy Robillard wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Thanks for everyone's responses to my inquiry. Some people shot me a
> few
> links to potential fork sources, others offered some of their shop
> bounty,
> while still others offered their wisdom on fork aligning: you were
> all a
> huge help. It was interesting to see the different sides. Some said
> do not
> use it at all, others said to have it checked at a LBS and have it
> aligned
> and most quoted prices from $25-100 being standard.
>
> I went to a LBS and had it checked out. It turned out to be an easy
> and
> painless fix. The dropout was just slightly out of alignment.
> Everything
> else such as rake & brazing were given a clean bill of health, and I
> trust
> the gents who inspected it. I cannot say enough about the guys at
> Coventry
> Cycle Works. If in Portland, please make a point to stop in and say
> hello.
> They deal in mostly recumbents, but they had a few gorgeous on topic
> specimens for sale. They let me come back and watch what they were
> doing,
> and explained everything to me. We gave it a thorough inspection,
> and then
> they explained the many ways a fork could be out of alignment. In
> the end, a
> few careful applications of some force and they were done. Moreover,
> they
> charged me 2 bucks: NO JOKE.
>
> Thanks for everyone's help,
> Jeremy Robillard
> Portland, Oregon USA