Re: [CR] Bend of fork blades

(Example: Framebuilders:Jack Taylor)

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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:11:36 -0400
From: "Ken Freeman" <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>
To: Derek Athey <devondirect@googlemail.com>
Cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Bend of fork blades


Thanks, I'm particularly talking about a Woodrup that is at the front of my stable these days. It would be interesting to see that literature.

On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Derek Athey <devondirect@googlemail.com>wrote:
> Ken
>
> It could be either. Many post-war UK builders had their own designs and
> styles...Gillott, Ephgrave, Jack Taylor immediately come to mind. But many
> 'bought in' Reynolds own standard formats with extra length so that they
> could be cut to size to suit frame size.
>
> I have some early Reynolds (and Accles & Pollack Kromo) literature that
> show some examples of shapes.
>
> Regards
> Derek Athey
> Honiton, Devon UK
>
> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Ken Freeman <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> How were the blades of on-topic forks bent, especially by UK builders of
>> 531
>> frames? Did the builder usually do it, or were they provided with a
>> pre-defined shape?
>>
>> --
>> Ken Freeman
>> Ann Arbor, MI USA
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>
>

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Ken Freeman
Ann Arbor, MI USA