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So can anyone shed some light on why there are those tiny little horizontal grooves on the forks of bikes - you know the ones that run around them, go on for about a couple of inches and the its smooth again before they start again.
And I mean everybike Ive looked at has them. Sure there must be a reason and not a design copy accross all makes and models.
anyone?
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2009, 04:50:28 PM » |
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there machine marks thats all
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2009, 04:52:46 PM » |
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there machine marks thats all
I wonder why no manuafacturer machines them out completey so the whole fork is smooth? |
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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2009, 04:58:35 PM » |
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I was told by an old tradie many many maaannnyyy years ago when I was an apprentice that the little grooves around a turned piece of alloy or steel tubing were there to give strength to the turned object. (I asked the same question)
So I took it as "Ok Fair enough" as a 18 year old would.
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« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2009, 08:08:28 PM » |
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I wonder why no manuafacturer machines them out completey so the whole fork is smooth?
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« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2009, 08:15:08 PM » |
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Also extra work equals more wear on tooling and more time to do the job, which has to be passed on to the purchaser/user!  On an already expensive piece of componentry, this could make them just too expensive.  |
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« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2009, 11:11:28 PM » |
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Also extra work equals more wear on tooling and more time to do the job, which has to be passed on to the purchaser/user! On an already expensive piece of componentry, this could make them just too expensive. yeah, that must be why Ohlins cost a packet, the bloody little rings  |
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« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2009, 11:11:51 PM » |
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do you mean the machine grooves that run the full length of the fork leg? or the 4 or so grooves at the top of the fork leg usually about 5mm apart?
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« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2009, 11:18:19 PM » |
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wouldn't the 4 at the top have to do with leg adjustment to determine head angle/rake?
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« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2009, 11:37:11 PM » |
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Hmmmm, thats a point!!  |
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« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2009, 11:42:00 PM » |
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Yeah I thought they were so you could drop your forks through the triple evenly?
But I'm just a humble picture taker.
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« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2009, 11:47:53 PM » |
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yep, they are, i didn't want to explain that cause it seemed really obvious and i didn't want to seem condescending.
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« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2009, 08:35:47 PM » |
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yep, they are, i didn't want to explain that cause it seemed really obvious and i didn't want to seem condescending.
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« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2009, 10:10:22 PM » |
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whilst I specialise in condescension HELLO! They look pretty! Is that condecending enough! |
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« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2009, 10:14:42 PM » |
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whilst I specialise in condescension is that like when your visor fogs up ? |
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