dual plate crowns

[whippettanker]

http://platedforkcrown.blogspot.com/

sorry if this has been covered

[atmo]

it has - but it can never be overdone.
it's pal jgreene's web page atmo.

i've always wondered; is there a true
definition for the crown at issue? is a
2-plate crown two separate parts, a 'la
the fisher sand cast, or is a 2-plate just
a part that has a horizontal window on
it, anyplace, and for any length atmo?
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bobbesrs/album/576460762315850255/photo/294928803116242504/4
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bobbesrs/album/576460762315850255/photo/294928803116187251/2
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bobbesrs/album/576460762315850255/photo/294928803116198918/0

i hope this thread doesn't get locked.

[michael white]

"i've always wondered; is there a true
definition for the crown at issue?"--

yeah that's a good question, since there really are all sorts of ways to emulate the LOOK of this genre of crown. . . However you do it, though, it's a pretty sexy way to tie the fork together.

[J.Greene]

atmo a true plate crown has seperate plates. The others are pretenders and I like those too. The last crown you show(davis sand cast) in my opinion is not at all even closely related eventhough they are shown in my blog. I'd like to see a modern plate like crown cast for road and track bikes. The richey crown Kirk recast is very nice, but the other mtb crown being done looks like a boat anchor.

JG

it has - but it can never be overdone.
it's pal jgreene's web page atmo.

i've always wondered; is there a true
definition for the crown at issue? is a
2-plate crown two separate parts, a 'la
the fisher sand cast, or is a 2-plate just
a part that has a horizontal window on
it, anyplace, and for any length atmo?
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bobbesrs/album/576460762315850255/photo/294928803116242504/4
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bobbesrs/album/576460762315850255/photo/294928803116187251/2
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bobbesrs/album/576460762315850255/photo/294928803116198918/0

i hope this thread doesn't get locked.

[atmo]

atmo a true plate crown has seperate plates. The others are pretenders and I like those too.

JG
i only know of one crown since the 60s
that fits the two-piece definition atmo
and that'd be the top one here:
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bobbesrs/album/576460762315850255/photo/294928803116242504/4

[blharrell]

Doesn't the Luigino have a custom two-piece designed by Dario?

[A.L.Breguet]

The Cinelli is way hot. :cool:

[Len J]

The Cinelli is way hot. :cool:

a function to this type of crown....other than aestetics?

Len

[J.Greene]

Does this circa 2005 plate crown (http://bp1.blogger.com/_9eq98ghZfUY/RhgobJbnacI/AAAAAAAAACg/1qyyvZKgtqg/s1600-h/IMG_3478.JPG) fit the definition?



JG


i only know of one crown since the 60s
that fits the two-piece definition atmo
and that'd be the top one here:
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/bobbesrs/album/576460762315850255/photo/294928803116242504/4

[J.Greene]

Doesn't the Luigino have a custom two-piece designed by Dario?

you could have found out when you were at the source atmo!

JG

[atmo]

Does this circa 2005 plate crown (http://bp1.blogger.com/_9eq98ghZfUY/RhgobJbnacI/AAAAAAAAACg/1qyyvZKgtqg/s1600-h/IMG_3478.JPG) fit the definition?



JG
that would fit.
i have not seen it atmo.

mebbe it was locked.

[blharrell]

you could have found out when you were at the source atmo!

JG

well...there was a box in his shop with a few in all their two-piece glory... :D buonasera signorina

[A.L.Breguet]

a function to this type of crown....other than aestetics?

Len
Today, probably not, but when that Cinelli was built, it was a state of the art design. Think of the materials and manufacturing processes available 30+ years ago

[atmo]

Today, probably not, but when that Cinelli was built, it was a state of the art design. Think of the materials and manufacturing processes available 30+ years ago
the cinelli has the same forged crown that is on
jonathan's own track bicycle, the only difference
being that the hole was drilled all the way front
to back atmo.

[Len J]

Today, probably not, but when that Cinelli was built, it was a state of the art design. Think of the materials and manufacturing processes available 30+ years ago

Thanks

Len

[J.Greene]

the cinelli has the same forged crown that is on
jonathan's own track bicycle, the only difference
being that the hole was drilled all the way front
to back atmo.

as you know there are only a few different crowns on that whole blog.

I hope this thread does not get booted for pushing my own blog. I wonder if it helps if I say I get no money for it. I sure could use the submissions though. the well is running dry.

JG

[atmo]

as you know there are only a few different crowns on that whole blog.

I hope this thread does not get booted for pushing my own blog. I wonder if it helps if I say I get no money for it. I sure could use the submissions though. the well is running dry.

JG
bring an extra set of keys ...

i'll be submitting to you in early june. they
don't call it the battleground for nothing atmo.
quid pro quo agent starling, quid pro quo atmo.

[J.Greene]

bring an extra set of keys ...

i'll be submitting to you in early june. they
don't call it the battleground for nothing atmo.
quid pro quo agent starling, quid pro quo atmo.

it's already been done (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same_Time_Next_Year)

JG