esoterica - fork crowns

[eddief]

http://platedforkcrown.blogspot.com/

[Serpico]

who's that guy ;)

[jthurow]

I'm a sucker for a twin plate fork crown...'specially this one...

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2651/1772/400/bobbrowncrown.jpg

jimi

[catulle]

Nice. However, for some reason my eye likes these droopy ones better...

[Archibald]

I'm a sucker for a twin plate fork crown...'specially this one...

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2651/1772/400/bobbrowncrown.jpg

jimi
Those Bridgestone crowns are some of the most beautiful crowns ever designed by man....as opposed to those designed by alien life forms or your common chimpanzee.

[jthurow]

Those Bridgestone crowns are some of the most beautiful crowns ever designed by man....as opposed to those designed by alien life forms or your common chimpanzee.

Hey...I don't discriminate. I'd love to see some of the most beautiful crowns designed by aliens or chimpanzees. Got any links? :p

I've seen some nice crowns on bikes from this alien.
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/images/USA/Confente/mario_5.jpg

jimi

[J.Greene]

http://platedforkcrown.blogspot.com/

The guy that does that blog needs to get on the ball and post more. Last post was in Novenmber.

JG

[david]

ditto.

[Tony Edwards]

I've always preferred a completely flat crown, like the one on my old DeRosa Professional. I love the Tom Ritchey-designed Bridgestone crown as well.

[J.Greene]

I've always preferred a completely flat crown, like the one on my old DeRosa Professional. I love the Tom Ritchey-designed Bridgestone crown as well.

This is THE flat crown atmo....

[11.4]

Like fork crowns? Especially from alien invaders?

[pale scotsman]

I'm kinda partial to this style for some reason...

[Grant McLean]

Nice ones mr. 11.4

Two more of my favorites....
plus an ebay one.


g

[KJMUNC]

One of my all time favs....

[shinomaster]

One of my all time favs....

That's all the Italian I need to know.

[yeehawfactor]

Those Bridgestone crowns are some of the most beautiful crowns ever designed by man....as opposed to those designed by alien life forms or your common chimpanzee.
who made forks with those crowns? i have a buddy who would love one of those

[pdonk]

Love the biplane fork crown.

Here is one from Johnny Cycles

http://jonnycycles.com/images/0022%20051.jpg

Here are a few I lean towards, all from mountain bikes.

Fat City Box Crown

http://www.firstflightbikes.com/_borders/1983FatFork.JPG

Fat City Big One Inch
http://www.firstflightbikes.com/_borders/WickedFork.JPG

Brodie Gatorblade, like riding a jackhammer

http://forums.mtbr.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=47184&stc=1&d=1104515073

Last one

Dekerf Tuning Fork

http://dekerf.com/tuning_fork.php

[Grant McLean]

Our shop sold Bridgestone in the mid 90's when the red MB-2 had that
ritchey designed crown. We had several guys come back with the fork
blades bent back from braking forces. It would shudder like a mo-fo.
Bridgestone sent replacement forks with stiffer blades.

g

[Archibald]

Our shop sold Bridgestone in the mid 90's when the red MB-2 had that
ritchey designed crown. We had several guys come back with the fork
blades bent back from braking forces. It would shudder like a mo-fo.
Bridgestone sent replacement forks with stiffer blades.

g
Never heard they bent; always heard they churched keyed the blades. Still pretty as hell. It's kind of like how dating Claudia Schiffer used to give me wicked rug burn. Some shortcomings you just have to tolerate.....

:banana: