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Oldschool rider:
I have just done a show bike, and have had a frame and forks re-chromed. Its a long story but my original forks i had chromed have been stolen, and i had a spare set, which have now been re-chromed.

I didnt know until i built the bike up yesterday, but the spare set i have are slightly bent  ::) They are bending slightly forward, so not in line with the headtube.

i had heard that if you ram your bike into a wall, this will straighten them out. Obviously i will take them out and put them into an old bike, but will this method really work?? has anyone tried it??

I have seen forks which have been bent backwards, and i have heard that people have turned the handlebars around and rammed a a wall to straighten them.

Any advice would be great.

Cheers OSR

Waxintaxin:
pics , lets see if they are acyually bent, diff forks diff angles

Oldschool rider:

--- Quote from: Waxintaxin on January 14, 2007, 10:54 AM ---pics , lets see if they are acyually bent, diff forks diff angles

--- End quote ---

I'll get some up later Rich. I have 3 other bikes the same and although i havent lined them up all together, i'm sure these are more slanting forward.

Cheers J

Bigplinky:
Julian

Your better off finding somebody with a bearing press and doing it properly (make a solid bar to fit down the steerer tube to stop it kinking and bolt a old front hub in so both legs move at the same time). Failing that you can do them one leg at a time in a vice with a length of bar (2m +) over the leg just put wood between the bar and the fork to stop it marking the fork.

Cheers

Andy

jT Racing:
make sure you're not fooking up the rake first though eh.

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