I thought these were used mainly on track bike frames, which don't have to deal with braking forces. However, I have a mid-50s British Condor road bike that has round, rather skinny, fork blades. It also has very skinny rear stays, and is one of the lightest frames I've owned - even slightly lighter that a full Columbus SL frame. To my surprise, it is also one of the nicest riding frames I've owned. For such an old frame it has a nice lively feel but is also very comfortable. Equipped with tubulars and mostly 70s Campagnolo components, the entire bike weighs only 20.3 lb.
Brian Samson Vancouver, BC, Canada
On 24-Jun-09, at 11:50 AM, Angel Garcia wrote:
> Does the use of round fork blades fall in the category of "rarely
> used"? Or,
> are they more common than that? I gather from Greg's note that
> Hetchins is
> known for them. Are there other builders that are regularly
> identified with
> round forks?
>
> I know dave moulton used them on his Criterium model.
>
> Angel Garcia
> Long Valley, NJ