Double curved forks?

[wheresthetorch]

I've been watching this KTM Strada CS on eBay, and it's described as having 'double curved forks'. Are they the right way round? I've never seen them before.

 

[TheDoctor]

Look like they're the right way round, but I really can't see what the benefit might be.

 

[pubrunner]

Do an Internet search for 'Bates Diadrant forks'; Bates sold many bikes with such forks, indeed it was a kind of trademark for them. (That said, the forks on the bike in the opening post are rather different - the curve is much higher up on the forks)

 

[Spiderweb]

I’ve been watching that bike too, fork is definitely correct, if it were the other way round the tyre would probably touch the down tube.

 

[wheresthetorch]

Do an Internet search for 'Bates Diadrant forks'; Bates sold many bikes with such forks, indeed it was a kind of trademark for them. (That said, the forks on the bike in the opening post are rather different - the curve is much higher up on the forks)

Yes, I found Diadrant forks through Google,but as you say, they look a bit different

I’ve been watching that bike too, fork is definitely correct, if it were the other way round the tyre would probably touch the down tube.

Good point!

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Look like they're the right way round, but I really can't see what the benefit might be.

Marketing

 

[AndyRM]

They look cool!

 

[fossyant]

Beat Pinarello to it by some years 👍

 

[biggs682]

So that's at least 3 of us watching it .

 

[Sharky]

A google search for "Double bend forks" came up with this one:-

 

[Cycleops]

Looks like the front of the bike is going backwards to me.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Must be the photo but the rear wheel looks smaller than the front

 

[wheresthetorch]

So that's at least 3 of us watching it .

I'm out!

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I'm out!

Do you feel better for it?