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Old July 27th 03, 09:18 PM
Drew Cutter
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function . Supposedly they corner better , etc .

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Old July 27th 03, 11:53 PM
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check the pinerello bike web page.

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Old July 28th 03, 01:09 AM
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Drew Cutter wrote:

function . Supposedly they corner better , etc .


Hope they're post-tempered well.
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Old July 28th 03, 02:32 AM
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From a reliable source. "they are the same as last year they just look
different. Offset, length, and weight are the same."
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Old July 28th 03, 01:31 PM
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k55- Some riders are using an "S" shaped fork; function or aesthetics?
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Old July 28th 03, 04:32 PM
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Drew Cutter wrote in message ...
check the pinerello bike web page.


http://www.pinarello.com/?surf=onda&path=forks&lang=i

but nothing new under the Sun, check out the Curly Hetchins patent from 1936:

http://www.hetchins.org/pix/patent-01.gif

and the Bates diadrant forks:

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/images/British/BateFrkL.jpg
 




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