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Title: Fork ID
Post by: In2bmx on July 10, 2013, 03:49 PM: I was riding home from the pub on the quad last night and spotted a lad i knew riding this Jan 85 Robonson pro ..

What are the forks please ??? Sorry about the photos .

(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss250/in2signs/null-57.jpg)

(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss250/in2signs/null-56.jpg)

(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss250/in2signs/null-55.jpg)

Thanks Carl
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: markyp on July 10, 2013, 04:14 PM: the dropouts look kind of ghp to me but the shoulders of the forks don't look broad enough although I know they did do variations in the fork a little later on around 85/6
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: That Swan Guy on July 10, 2013, 04:18 PM: poss CW, what do you think Mark
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: markyp on July 10, 2013, 04:21 PM: Quote from: That Swan Guy on July 10, 2013, 04:18 PM
poss CW, what do you think Mark
I did think that too Nick but the dropouts on the cw's don't protrude at the top,they come straight out of the fork arm to the bottom where the wheel goes
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: markyp on July 10, 2013, 04:24 PM: my only other guess would be torker from the 280/280x days :(
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: That Swan Guy on July 10, 2013, 04:31 PM: Quote from: markyp on July 10, 2013, 04:21 PM
Quote from: That Swan Guy on July 10, 2013, 04:18 PM
poss CW, what do you think Mark
I did think that too Nick but the dropouts on the cw's don't protrude at the top,they come straight out of the fork arm to the bottom where the wheel goes

True, and the rear blade is smaller! :-X :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: neil on July 10, 2013, 04:31 PM: Don't look like cw to me
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: glenboy on July 10, 2013, 04:34 PM: they could be owt :LolLolLolLol:, they look a lot like national pro forks apart from the robbo ones don't have the hole in the dropouts
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: markyp on July 10, 2013, 04:39 PM: Quote from: glenboy on July 10, 2013, 04:34 PM
they could be owt :LolLolLolLol:, they look a lot like national pro forks apart from the robbo ones don't have the hole in the dropouts
the rear part of the drop out on the nat pro is dead straight and at quite a slant too
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: fischflo on July 10, 2013, 04:55 PM: Quote from: In2bmx on July 10, 2013, 03:49 PM
I was riding home from the pub on the quad last night and spotted a lad i knew riding this Jan 85 Robonson pro ..

...did you knock the guy off his bike - so you could take pics of his fork .. :-\ ?! ;D
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: That Swan Guy on July 10, 2013, 05:02 PM: Quote from: fischflo on July 10, 2013, 04:55 PM
Quote from: In2bmx on July 10, 2013, 03:49 PM
I was riding home from the pub on the quad last night and spotted a lad i knew riding this Jan 85 Robonson pro ..

...did you knock the guy off his bike - so you could take pics of his fork .. :-\ ?! ;D

No Mark Cavendish was passing by at the time :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: In2bmx on July 10, 2013, 05:35 PM: Quote from: fischflo on July 10, 2013, 04:55 PM
Quote from: In2bmx on July 10, 2013, 03:49 PM
I was riding home from the pub on the quad last night and spotted a lad i knew riding this Jan 85 Robonson pro ..

...did you knock the guy off his bike - so you could take pics of his fork .. :-\ ?! ;D
:LolLolLolLol: ::)
no but depending on what the forks are would make a difference to my offer ^"^
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: AKGOFF on July 10, 2013, 05:48 PM: My first thought was GHP, look almost identical to my Trix forks.
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: fischflo on July 10, 2013, 05:52 PM: Good, phew! Thougt it was a new trend, with parts getting scarce and all that 'Hey you!' .....BOING ;D
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: Bob_Acid on July 10, 2013, 06:54 PM: Freeagent ?
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: fischflo on July 10, 2013, 07:44 PM: or something ELF ?

http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:de:official&channel=fflb&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbnid=brmxwItGDdFY7M:&imgrefurl=http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/lofiversion/index.php/t16001263.html&docid=heutVE6WLv5J1M&imgurl=http://www.fotobug.com/images/forks/93_ELF_FORK.jpg&w=500&h=501&ei=LKjdUZrQBY_jtQb3hoHoDA&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:2,s:0,i:87&iact=rc&page=1&tbnh=183&tbnw=166&start=0&ndsp=25&tx=68&ty=97&biw=1280&bih=844
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: Dannywhac on July 10, 2013, 08:07 PM: Spinner made forks like that n'all.
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: That Swan Guy on July 10, 2013, 08:11 PM: Quote from: Dannywhac on July 10, 2013, 08:07 PM
Spinner made forks like that n'all.
Spinners are fat tubing and same drop outs as cw
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: Dannywhac on July 10, 2013, 08:18 PM: Quote from: That Swan Guy on July 10, 2013, 08:11 PM
Quote from: Dannywhac on July 10, 2013, 08:07 PM
Spinner made forks like that n'all.
Spinners are fat tubing and same drop outs as cw

One's I've just rooted out aren't fat tubing, but yep drops are different.
Title: Re: Fork ID
Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 10, 2013, 09:10 PM: Quote from: Bob_Acid on July 10, 2013, 06:54 PM
Freeagent ?

i was thinking freeagent :daumenhoch:

look nice forks tho :daumenhoch: brackens forks are quite like them too, gib (greg) will know