John Thompson wrote:
>Very nice. Are those imperial oval fork blades? You don't see those too
>often on new frames anymore.
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/28282304@N04/3029867724/in/set-721576090575911
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Those are indeed imperial oval fork blades. I didn't set out to use them, but it just happened based on my other requirements. I wanted fairly large shamrocks on the sides of a flat crown. Peter rummaged through his inventory and found what he believed to be a Haden crown. It was a pretty sad looking shapeless crown, but had big, beefy sides to accommodate the shamrocks. It also happened to be imperial oval. I ended up going with Tange fork blades, since they didn't have as radical a taper as the Reynolds. Overall, I'm very pleased with the way the fork came out.
Ed Sullivan
Carlisle, MA USA