I'm glad you posted that caveat, too. Because my first bike accident was popping wheelies over this upset asphalt in our driveway that was over a bunch of tree roots. I popped the wheelie, the fork broke and the wheel kept going forward. I remember eating dinner with two huge patches of scabs on my elbows that hurt everytime I moved, especially at the dinner table.
I got so excited that I could fix my bent fork. It’s about a half inch too wide. I didn’t check the angle like you showed. Handlebar/ front is also a little bit off. I got hit by a torpedo shaped bike. I really want to save my bike. Steel pro series 1986 trek I’ve had since 1987. Ride it every day. If I can find forks that fit, is a challenge. Good video.
Great video! That tool used to be a staple in well equipped bike shops back in the Eighties...As you point out,long out of production and exceedingly rare.I have the Parktool FT-4,another rare tool.I have used it to correct MINOR bends,less than 8 degrees off axis.Cold working a steel fork....Tange,Columbus..nothing work-hardened.. is safe for a bicycle that is being ridden,but,I agree,the safest option is to simply replace the fork...
I once did this in the middle of a mountain bike race when I bent my fork/frame into unusability. I used brute force and was still able to finish in the top 10 after spending 5-10 minutes manually bending the fork. I threw the bike away after that though because it was obviously ruined, even if it was a steel frame.
It would work great for fixing bikes that you want to display! I have a Centurion Accord. Awesome bike. One day I was turning left thru an intersection in my neighborhood, and wasn't looking where I was going. By the time I turned my head straight, I was met with a Groot recycling bin that some shmuck put in the road vs keeping it on his driveway. I hit the bin head on, and it brought me to a dead stop. Then I tipped over smack on to my right shoulder. Ouch. I got up and inspected my Centurion. The fork was bent, and there was a bulge underneath the downtube near the headtube. :'( That sucked a lot. I still have the frame and fork, and always wanted a cheap way to straighten the fork so I could hang the frame and fork on the wall. Anyways great video RJ! Love them as always. :-) Keep up the good work.
Cool demo but I totally agree, salvage the parts and the frame and fork are scrap, I once got a free by the side of the road old Raleigh only to get it home and see the dual rust spots behind the head tube and then learned what that meant, got a lot of good donor parts though.
great job, ive got a 56 raleigh superbe, same problem, but slight kink in the top n bottom tubes as well, any ideas on how to straighten the frame> cheers :)
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, time and experience your videos are very helpful. I've been looking for a brute fork straightener but it's really impossible to find one. Maybe you know where I can get one? Thanks again.
Thanks RJ. Cool tool. And your right. Replace the fork. I was thinking that when you were straightening the fork out. That after you did straighten it out. That the metal would be fatigued and or fractured from just that. Thanks buddy, great video for my "Bicycle" category on my channel. Shalom
I've got one of these. I picked it up with an ancient truing rig. Pretty cool tools. If someone out there is interested...maybe for your bike museum, let me know. They are both for sale.
4:04 "A little boy out riding his bicycle knock down an old lady. She was a bit shaken, but got up, dusted herself off, then turned to the little boy and said, 'Don't you know how to ride a bike?' 'Yes', he answered, 'but I don't know how to ring the bell yet' "
That bike looks incredibly like a Gitane Tour de France I had in my shop for a bit. It had Campagnolo components and exact same colors and other details.
I was just like “whaaat rj that’s a good way to end up eating the pavement” UNTIL your warning came along. Just had a customer come in to the shop with a fork like this one, he said he wanted it straighten, i said we wouldn’t do it because he’d loose his teeth, ended up fitting a new one.
Is it safer to straighten the seat stays like you did before ? I was planning on doing so , but what you said at the end of this video left me thinking
Disclaimer aside, these tools are great, if you had the park tool frame straightener to go with it with the bike would be now perfect for another 100 years.
Great video RJ..what a cool obscure tool! What does text text say that flashes up for a split second around the 4minute something second mark? I tried to freeze it but couldnt catch..Im intrigued!
A little boy out riding his bicycle knocked down an old lady. She was a bit shaken, but got up, dusted herself off, then turned to the little boy and said, 'Don't you know how to ride a bike?' 'Yes,' he answered, 'but I don't know how to ring the bell yet.'
I crashed my apollo 2 into a moving car when i was a kid ,fork didnt bend but frame bent @ top & down tube just behind the head tube lugs,front 27 inch wheel had a slight buckle but wasnt taco'd though,bike was never the same after that & used to make creaking noises while riding down the road :(
Didn't know such tools existed. Almost certainly a bent / kinked steerer tube there, so impossibble to fix without brazing. But... what about the milder sideways distortion sometimes caused by just falling off? Really fiddly to fix with the bike upside down and an aluminium scaffold pipe used as a lever over the fork blade. Is there a better way?
Hey fella i was wondering if ist possible to bend back forks that hmm how to describe ? umm if you look straight down your arm make a fist then swing said fist to the left or right not up or down but left or right as thats pretty much how the forks i have are bent and the bend is at the bottom of the threaded connecting tube to the bike .hmm hope that came across lol. thanks in advance .
I live in a place where spare parts are just hard to come by, can i just try to straighten my fork? you think it'll work on long term? it's a tiny bit shaky.
If it's bent back like from a collision, replace it. It is already compromised. If you bend it back, it will just become weaker and prone to failure. When a fork fails, it tends to be instant and catastrophic. Leading to the possible injury or even death. Not worth it.
Nice tool, I'm curious about bike which you are working on, is it made by gitane because it looks similar to my Roger Reviere bike. Keep on making amazing videos man.
I'm thinking if you don't have this tool, turn the handlebars around and attached a rope to the frame and front wheel axle loosely, then put a dowel in the rope and tighten it slowly, or use your own method for pulling it back rather than push it forward.
For lugged forks, this is acceptable. For a unicrown fork, absolutely not. If you feel a unicrown fork you notice the tubing has deformed, rather than just being bent back it's also changed in diameter at the damaged area, which isn't reversible by bending it back.
Everyone saying "replace your fork, dont repair it" clearly feel like money grows on tress how do they start at $200??? Buy a whole new bike for like 2x that and have no issues
Oh man! I think you should be buying, or getting made, new forks. Once stressed back like this they are weakened. And then bending them back weakens them again. So weak forks - what could possibly go wrong once they've been bent both ways? He's absolutely right - get a new frameset.
▪️ Just pour a bunch of candle wax on the adjusted fork. So if there's too much impact abother time - the wax will hold it in place. That's what Avril Lavigne said and she is CORRECT. 🟥
A little boy out riding his bicycle knocked down an old lady. She was a bit shaken, but got up, dusted herself off, then turned to the little boy and said, 'dont you know how to ride a bike?' 'yes,' he answered, 'but I don't know how to ring the bell yet'
My forks are slightly bent to right and the gears on my mountain bike are loss how do I fix them ur videos help me greatly my stingray has the bent forks.
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I'm glad you posted that caveat, too. Because my first bike accident was popping wheelies over this upset asphalt in our driveway that was over a bunch of tree roots. I popped the wheelie, the fork broke and the wheel kept going forward. I remember eating dinner with two huge patches of scabs on my elbows that hurt everytime I moved, especially at the dinner table.
I got so excited that I could fix my bent fork. It’s about a half inch too wide. I didn’t check the angle like you showed. Handlebar/ front is also a little bit off. I got hit by a torpedo shaped bike. I really want to save my bike. Steel pro series 1986 trek I’ve had since 1987. Ride it every day. If I can find forks that fit, is a challenge. Good video.
Great video! That tool used to be a staple in well equipped bike shops back in the Eighties...As you point out,long out of production and exceedingly rare.I have the Parktool FT-4,another rare tool.I have used it to correct MINOR bends,less than 8 degrees off axis.Cold working a steel fork....Tange,Columbus..nothing work-hardened.. is safe for a bicycle that is being ridden,but,I agree,the safest option is to simply replace the fork...
You're one of the good ones RJ.
I once did this in the middle of a mountain bike race when I bent my fork/frame into unusability. I used brute force and was still able to finish in the top 10 after spending 5-10 minutes manually bending the fork. I threw the bike away after that though because it was obviously ruined, even if it was a steel frame.
It would work great for fixing bikes that you want to display! I have a Centurion Accord. Awesome bike. One day I was turning left thru an intersection in my neighborhood, and wasn't looking where I was going. By the time I turned my head straight, I was met with a Groot recycling bin that some shmuck put in the road vs keeping it on his driveway. I hit the bin head on, and it brought me to a dead stop. Then I tipped over smack on to my right shoulder. Ouch. I got up and inspected my Centurion. The fork was bent, and there was a bulge underneath the downtube near the headtube. :'( That sucked a lot. I still have the frame and fork, and always wanted a cheap way to straighten the fork so I could hang the frame and fork on the wall. Anyways great video RJ! Love them as always. :-) Keep up the good work.
Great idea! Quick and easy cosmetic fix!
Very useful safety reservation at the end of the video. Thnx!
Excelente manera de enderezar la horquilla de la bicicleta, saludos desde Mérida Venezuela..!
Interesting tool... Thank you for your teaching
Nice demonstration and great words of wisdom regarding safety...regardless ingenious tool
Cool demo but I totally agree, salvage the parts and the frame and fork are scrap, I once got a free by the side of the road old Raleigh only to get it home and see the dual rust spots behind the head tube and then learned what that meant, got a lot of good donor parts though.
You are genius man!
Such a cool tool !
that WAS a cool tool - thanks for showing!
Hi! Nice tutorial. But is it safe to do it? I'm scare of this to be broken easily while going on the street and receive some kind of impact.
I hope see more restoration video from this vintage peugeot
Thank you 🙏 RJ that was fun and confirms my suspicions……..
great job, ive got a 56 raleigh superbe, same problem, but slight kink in the top n bottom tubes as well, any ideas on how to straighten the frame> cheers :)
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, time and experience your videos are very helpful. I've been looking for a brute fork straightener but it's really impossible to find one. Maybe you know where I can get one? Thanks again.
Thanks RJ. Cool tool. And your right. Replace the fork. I was thinking that when you were straightening the fork out. That after you did straighten it out. That the metal would be fatigued and or fractured from just that. Thanks buddy, great video for my "Bicycle" category on my channel. Shalom
That's a sweet frame.
It was. Both frame and fork are damaged. :(
My friends either Netflix & chill or Spotify & chill. I RJ-the-Bike-Guy & chill. :)
Wow vintage bike love it
I've got one of these. I picked it up with an ancient truing rig. Pretty cool tools. If someone out there is interested...maybe for your bike museum, let me know. They are both for sale.
Interested
Still for sale?
Very cool and GREAT recommendations! 👍
4:04 "A little boy out riding his bicycle knock down an old lady. She was a bit shaken, but got up, dusted herself off, then turned to the little boy and said, 'Don't you know how to ride a bike?' 'Yes', he answered, 'but I don't know how to ring the bell yet' "
Still a great joke!
Nice easter egg!
That bike looks incredibly like a Gitane Tour de France I had in my shop for a bit. It had Campagnolo components and exact same colors and other details.
The headbadge says "Campi" Made In Italy. It does have Campagnolo components.
From Hunchback of Notre Dame... You ring the bell. Your the bell ringer..
I was just like “whaaat rj that’s a good way to end up eating the pavement” UNTIL your warning came along. Just had a customer come in to the shop with a fork like this one, he said he wanted it straighten, i said we wouldn’t do it because he’d loose his teeth, ended up fitting a new one.
That is a cool tool
Is it safer to straighten the seat stays like you did before ? I was planning on doing so , but what you said at the end of this video left me thinking
yes A LOT safer....
Terrifying! Neat tool, but SCARY!
Disclaimer aside, these tools are great, if you had the park tool frame straightener to go with it with the bike would be now perfect for another 100 years.
Brilliant video, c'mon who's been on ebay looking for the tool?.
Emilie Jade ...ive got one...
I am scared about the weakening of the metal drop arms what if the steel develops cracks inside !
Great video RJ..what a cool obscure tool! What does text text say that flashes up for a split second around the 4minute something second mark? I tried to freeze it but couldnt catch..Im intrigued!
Its ok..I got it! Cool hidden message
Are you based in the UK I have been trying to source someone to sort my forks out on my dawes Galaxy I can't find any Forks anywhere
Oh now, i so covet one of those!
A little boy out riding his bicycle knocked down an old lady. She was a bit shaken, but got up, dusted herself off, then turned to the little boy and said, 'Don't you know how to ride a bike?' 'Yes,' he answered, 'but I don't know how to ring the bell yet.'
it took me way too long to pause at that second
Congratulations. You have just discovered the secret message.
@@drscavenger I gotch you fam
Cool Tool !
Do u have a dirt jumper u should do a video on how many bikes u have
I crashed my apollo 2 into a moving car when i was a kid ,fork didnt bend but frame bent @ top & down tube just behind the head tube lugs,front 27 inch wheel had a slight buckle but wasnt taco'd though,bike was never the same after that & used to make creaking noises while riding down the road :(
very impressed
It has to be steel. Right?
What bike is this,I have one here with the same hubs and frame lugs,but no branding.Thanks!
Read the description.
Where I can buy this tool?
Didn't know such tools existed. Almost certainly a bent / kinked steerer tube there, so impossibble to fix without brazing. But... what about the milder sideways distortion sometimes caused by just falling off? Really fiddly to fix with the bike upside down and an aluminium scaffold pipe used as a lever over the fork blade. Is there a better way?
If the fork steerer is bent, replace the fork. If the blades are out of alignment, they might be able to be aligned.
Hey fella i was wondering if ist possible to bend back forks that hmm how to describe ? umm if you look straight down your arm make a fist then swing said fist to the left or right not up or down but left or right as thats pretty much how the forks i have are bent and the bend is at the bottom of the threaded connecting tube to the bike .hmm hope that came across lol. thanks in advance .
I live in a place where spare parts are just hard to come by, can i just try to straighten my fork? you think it'll work on long term? it's a tiny bit shaky.
If it's bent back like from a collision, replace it. It is already compromised. If you bend it back, it will just become weaker and prone to failure. When a fork fails, it tends to be instant and catastrophic. Leading to the possible injury or even death. Not worth it.
How much would you say an original 1992 peugeot festina race replica bike would be worth? Still has the stock tyres on it and in very good condition
You need to do the research. And values vary by geography anyway.
Nice tool, I'm curious about bike which you are working on, is it made by gitane because it looks similar to my Roger Reviere bike. Keep on making amazing videos man.
The badge say "Campi" Made in Italy.
Great little tool, she said, never...
Yeh, time to buy new fork.. Oh well, mine wasnt bent as much. Frame should be ok. It is not like I am jumping or racing down the mountain with it.
Can you make a video for how to lace a 28 holes hub in 36 holes rim
mark macayan can’t be done properly, 32 hubs in 36 rims can be laced somehow skipping a hole every 8 spokes but 28 can’t be done evenly.
I'm thinking if you don't have this tool, turn the handlebars around and attached a rope to the frame and front wheel axle loosely, then put a dowel in the rope and tighten it slowly, or use your own method for pulling it back rather than push it forward.
Don't try to straighten a bent fork. They are dangerous. Just replace it.
@@RJTheBikeGuy▪️
What if I just duct tape a bunch of Styrofoam on myself while riding?
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RJ, did you ever think to build (solder) your own steel frames?
Maybe someday. Takes a lot of special equipment.
As you said many times before, you like tools and equipment.
Better to leave as it is and earn to get an exact replacement or a new frameset
Is that a legal waiver that pops up for half a second at 04:08?
Nice video! This bike is legnano Roma?
The headbadge says "Campi".
Tolong, carq pembuatan alatnya di bagi
Lil Brute ? They make a lawnmower crank straightener, equally phycadelic
For lugged forks, this is acceptable. For a unicrown fork, absolutely not. If you feel a unicrown fork you notice the tubing has deformed, rather than just being bent back it's also changed in diameter at the damaged area, which isn't reversible by bending it back.
curious tool
Lol cleaver jok. I can ring a bell. Lol 😆 1👍👍👍
You mean its possible in a crash with a steel bike you can have your wheel seemingly straight yet your fork would bend?
The greatest tool for a cyclist is his mind.
...and credit card
Everyone saying "replace your fork, dont repair it" clearly feel like money grows on tress how do they start at $200??? Buy a whole new bike for like 2x that and have no issues
受益良多，可惜台灣買不到QQ
hay is there any other way u can do this
REPLACE THE FORK!!!!
What if one prong is bent. Not both?
If the fork is bent, replace it.
I Just Read That Story On Single Frame I Stopped Set The Speed To 0.25x And Hunted The Frame It Was Totally Worth It. HAHA
4:04 just after the wordf "it" as he says "not worth it".
I was skeptical watching the video
and can make a video of it if you do
Wow, that must be a expensive tool.
Promoting Subliminal jokes now.........Love it.
I'm pretty sure i can use it with carbon fork :D
this needs more safety warnings!!
Wow I'd never ride a bike that's been in a crash like that... Not a very useful tool honestly. But cool!
Oh man! I think you should be buying, or getting made, new forks. Once stressed back like this they are weakened. And then bending them back weakens them again. So weak forks - what could possibly go wrong once they've been bent both ways? He's absolutely right - get a new frameset.
Лучше вилку снять с рамы! что бы не вызвать напряжение метала в швах рамы
That's the way to tool was meant to be used.
0:00 OI M8 YE GOT A LICENSE FOR THAT FORK STRAIGHTENER??
-Are You still There?
-Me and My gf
So much does the massive tool cost?
If it's $100, well, it's hardly worth buying a $100 tool that I will only use once.
LOL! Good luck even finding one! And as I said in the video, don't do this! Replace the fork.
who has one in Chicago?)
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Just pour a bunch of candle wax on the adjusted fork. So if there's too much impact abother time - the wax will hold it in place. That's what Avril Lavigne said and she is CORRECT.
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no Pepsi?
And no socks!!! :-D
apply too much force and the wheel pops out of the fork ends. this thing scares me. looks home made too.
Bike for sale. Babied.
"Works like" hahaha that is an old car bumper jack.
Not exactly. The company probably started with bumper jacks and modified them.
A little boy out riding his bicycle knocked down an old lady. She was a bit shaken, but got up, dusted herself off, then turned to the little boy and said, 'dont you know how to ride a bike?' 'yes,' he answered, 'but I don't know how to ring the bell yet'
I know but my parents don't want to spend money
Tell them a new fork is cheaper than the hospital bills when the old straightened fork fails.
1
maybe get a new 5$ fork :(
dont walk a mall wearing that thing...
My forks are slightly bent to right and the gears on my mountain bike are loss how do I fix them ur videos help me greatly my stingray has the bent forks.