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Title: Did i ever imagine it or was it made ?
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on January 11, 2013, 12:42 AM: Did i ever see a one side leg fork ?
looks like some one had forgotten to weld the other half of the tubing on and so it looked weird

so did they ever do a one sided bmx fork ?

cheers B ???
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Post by: bobbbbsy on January 11, 2013, 12:46 AM: cannondale do one. fookin gay tho !
Title: Re: Did i ever imagine it or was it made ?
Post by: john4130 on January 11, 2013, 12:52 AM: kastan uni blade.
Title: Re: Did i ever imagine it or was it made ?
Post by: john4130 on January 11, 2013, 12:55 AM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v45/djblasterrise/2005_0323kastanfinalbuild0021.jpg)
Title: Re: Did i ever imagine it or was it made ?
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on January 11, 2013, 01:04 AM: how does it feel when riding it ? does it feel wierd when looking down ?

yup just seen this one after digging a little deeper

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-School-Linn-Kastan-BMX-racing-bike-XL-size-white-Uni-Blade-fork-Redline-/290659862131?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43acad8673
Title: Re: Did i ever imagine it or was it made ?
Post by: Pioneer on January 11, 2013, 03:10 AM: Not many of the Kastan fork survived due to being a tad weak.

Fork and hub come as a set.
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Post by: leehunt1 on January 11, 2013, 07:44 AM: I can never understand how its strong enough just supporting the wheel of one side..?
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Post by: stfc on January 11, 2013, 08:14 AM: Quote from: leehunt1 on January 11, 2013, 07:44 AM
I can never understand how its strong enough just supporting the wheel of one side..?

Vespa have always done it ...
Title: Re: Did i ever imagine it or was it made ?
Post by: kev-s on January 11, 2013, 08:38 AM: ahh the good old cannondale leftie fork, there just not right :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
Title: Re: Did i ever imagine it or was it made ?
Post by: Devilock on January 11, 2013, 09:33 AM: Quote from: john4130 on January 11, 2013, 12:55 AM
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v45/djblasterrise/2005_0323kastanfinalbuild0021.jpg)

Thats a nice example...
Title: Re: Did i ever imagine it or was it made ?
Post by: GavinDavis on January 11, 2013, 09:55 AM: Quote from: Devilock on January 11, 2013, 09:33 AM
Quote from: john4130 on January 11, 2013, 12:55 AM
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v45/djblasterrise/2005_0323kastanfinalbuild0021.jpg)

Thats a nice example...

Agree...real nice example, it just looks as though its had an arm amputated!!
Title: Re: Did i ever imagine it or was it made ?
Post by: Gtbill on January 11, 2013, 10:07 AM: Not sure i would like to ride it but i think it looks cool :daumenhoch:
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Post by: crazycraig on January 11, 2013, 10:10 AM: I like it a lot
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Post by: Retrodan72 on January 11, 2013, 10:47 AM: Quote from: kev s on January 11, 2013, 08:38 AM
ahh the good old cannondale leftie fork, there just not right :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:

I had one, a 2004 F900 Lefty, ball burnished with a clear lacquer, one of the best bikes I've had. :smitten:
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Post by: Pioneer on January 11, 2013, 11:37 AM: I still have a problem with one fork leg doing the work of 2 on a MB

A pal of mine rebuilds MB suspension and does not rate them......
Title: Re: Did i ever imagine it or was it made ?
Post by: deeman on January 11, 2013, 12:20 PM: You don't need to be a physician,mathematician or rocket scientist to work out that it is just wrong!I think there is a reason for most other forks having two blades! :daumenhoch:
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Post by: adenough on January 11, 2013, 01:10 PM: Looks like its just got back from Kabul..
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Post by: OrgasmDonor on January 11, 2013, 01:34 PM: Quote from: adenough on January 11, 2013, 01:10 PM
Looks like its just got back from Kabul..

:LolLolLolLol:

great bikes, the kastan kex frame is very similar to the early hoff condors :daumenhoch:

they did improve the forks strength but the fact that you dont see an evolution of these says it all me reckons, i'd race one but hard berming n jumping would be a leap of faith, plus TT's are a tad short otherwise i would have had one by now, love em :)
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Post by: MartyC on January 11, 2013, 04:51 PM: Kastan; years ahead of his time :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Gizmo on January 12, 2013, 12:28 PM: Them kastan forks are sooooooo ugly , why ohh why

Bit like cutting your arm off to see if its better or not :uglystupid2:

The only advantage to that is changing a tyre :LolLolLolLol: