Recent content by dsamways

Thanks, I'll take a look.

Thanks, I've had a go and bending back with a long bit of tube. Being welded rather than brazed at the yoke/steering tube the join is stronger and it's much easier to see any cracking or fatigue - I can't see anything suspicious under a loupe. On the other hand a replacement set of forks is less...

Yes, I think you're right. I'm a little hesitant about bending them back, even though it's only a few degrees. If it were my bike I wouldn't worry, but I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to the kid (well, he's 22 but it's still the same). Is it possible to get forks as an exact...

Thanks for your reply. I've been in the engineering business for 25 years and have already checked for cracks etc and can find nothing. They are also exactly the same with no difference in either tine. Photos of the same model show very little difference. See attached. The forks may have shifted...

Does anyone own a Peugeot Competition 2000 (see pic)? My son had an accident on his and insists that the forks have bent backwards. However, I can find nothing wrong with the bike and no evidence of any distortion. Could somebody measure the distance between the wheel centres (wheelbase)? Many...