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toys19:

--- Quote from: stuntmaster on August 20, 2009, 07:38 AM ---if you bend them back and used them for a rider they will be very weak and only way to use them for a rider is change the steering tube but major work to make sure they are strong enough to ride on as you got to remember we all weigh more than we did bitd .
if a  show bike i say a wall or heat them up and bend back .


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Ohh stuntmaster sorry mate I have to disagree with you there...
As long as they don't crack they will be as strong as they were when they were made, maybe stronger. (they should be cold bent )

stuntmaster:
i would never ride with a set that had been bent  and glen`s had stress crack lines  and a lot of other people would not either as otherwize we all would have done it bitd instead of new forks . but it not my call   

toys19:
Mandrel bending does not involve heating. If you get the fork tube mandrel bent to straighten it out, it will be fine no structural weakness, as long as it does not crack. If its just the chrome that's cracked then do not worry about it. Heating it up is not in my suggestion and is not required for bending of 4130/t45/531 or just about any other steel you make a bmx out of. You could probs get the fork legs straightened with a press, but I don't think they are bent anyway. If you want to PM me for more advice and why you can believe that I know what I am talking about then please do so.

If all this worries you, then send them back.

martylaa:
send them back mate if your ganna race it, it'll always play on your mind that they could snap
some more will come along mate

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