Bent forks comments in general - Page 2

charliedid · #16 03-03-2021, 08:40 PM

I'm with Unterhausen I think* what you are seeing is wide angle lens distortion.

Impossible to say for sure.

unterhausen · #17 03-04-2021, 12:10 AM

Most of us take pictures with our phones. Many phones have lenses that are a big compromise.

markie · #18 03-04-2021, 06:53 AM

Looking at other steel Allez. The forks all look a little unusual to me. Not fully curved like a classic road fork, but not straight either. All the pictures I find are similar looking to the bike in question. With similar tire to frame gap.

lavi · #19 03-04-2021, 12:31 PM

I like to get bent.

It must be winter still, ya?

johnnylarue · #20 03-04-2021, 12:41 PM

Seems unfair to single out forks, given than other utensils can also bend if you think about them long enough (I mean, *really focus*):
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lavi · #21 03-04-2021, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnylarue

Seems unfair to single out forks, given than other utensils can also bend if you think about them long enough (I mean, *really focus*):
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From the Matrix: "don't try to bend the spoon/bike fork for that is impossible. Rather, it's you that bends".

Ozz · #22 03-04-2021, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markie

Looking at other steel Allez. The forks all look a little unusual to me. Not fully curved like a classic road fork, but not straight either. All the pictures I find are similar looking to the bike in question. With similar tire to frame gap.

Your sample has a bonded aluminum fork, versus the steel fork in the original post....I had a 1993 Allez Pro which looked about the same as your sample. Yes, the fork had an odd bend IIRC.

PacNW2Ford · #23 03-04-2021, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markie

Looking at other steel Allez. The forks all look a little unusual to me. Not fully curved like a classic road fork, but not straight either. All the pictures I find are similar looking to the bike in question. With similar tire to frame gap.

Note that this photo demonstrates the seat tube angle distortion I mentioned. I measure (eyeballed with iPhone level) a ~68° seat tube angle.

johnnylarue · #24 03-04-2021, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by PacNW2Ford

Note that this photo demonstrates the seat tube angle distortion I mentioned. I measure (eyeballed with iPhone level) a ~68° seat tube angle.

On this, I always try to take to take a few steps back and use the ‘Tele’ (~50mm) lens on my iPhone when I’m looking to reproduce angles honestly—even if its sensor is a bit underpowered compared to the main lens.