catfish
Riding an Alexander Rocket Bike
REAL easy, fun TO make tool that is amazing to use. the problem with trying to straighten forks is ,if you take them off the bike, and try to correct it you may buckle it in stead of getting it straight. its also hard to gauge how far you have to go with it, and may ruin the fork.
by leaving it on the bike it is bending with the jack , in the confines of the head tube it will not buckle.
the jack pictured is made from a GM car jack. takes about an hour to make. Old ED Boros the "headbadge man" showed me how to make this and it takes less than a minute . the bracket is made from a piece of angle iron that has a notch cut into it where it fits over the bottom bracket. turn the bike upside down. remove the wheel. bolt an old hub into the fork, and bring bumper bracket up to the hub and jack to its straight. I rapped the homemade angle bracket with tape so I dont scratch the paint on the bottom bracket. When I go to a swap I always got it with me to straighten my pals forks, or anything else. also is a good weapon .View attachment 196568View attachment 196569View attachment 196570View attachment 196571
Good ideas too! I think I'll make one of these.