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The crown area on a new set of carbon forks I've fitted is wider where the crown race fits than the HT on the frame is.

Headset is internal so no extra "girth" is had from a lower cup ๐Ÿ˜•

This isn't my set up but the same principle*:

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Creates a step thats a couple of MM proud of the HT

Clearly this is only aesthetics but now I have seen it ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

Oh well ......

* For those intrigued by the bike in the pics more can be had here ..... [url= http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=178214&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 ]2005 Trimble - Completed - 15lb 4oz[/url]


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 12:47 pm
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get a file on it.


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 12:48 pm
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Get some mud on it.


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 12:50 pm
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I think I prefer the mud over file approach ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 12:51 pm
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Mine has exactly the same (Nearly)
Luckily I treat my bike as something to ride....not a fashion accessory ๐Ÿ˜‰ (which is why the worlds worst powder coat finish does'nt bother me either ๐Ÿ‘ฟ )


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 12:55 pm
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You could use it to transport a small group of migrant workers to their homeland.

Or stop worrying and ride your bike safe in the knowledge no one will notice or care.


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 12:56 pm
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With that water bottle lashed to the frame, the headtube would be the least of my aesthetic worries... ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 12:58 pm
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now i've seen the bike, are you sure aesthetics are a priority?


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 12:58 pm
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[s]sod that how does it ride? Nervous?
And good god is it the camera angle or does someone actually point their brake levers even closer to vertical than me? (but then I guess clanging your brake levers off your top tube in a crash/storage/shuttling isn't going to be a problem for you)

harsh jam bo

maybe fair ;-)[/s]
read OP properly in future (not the first time I've had to write that)


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 12:58 pm
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Mine has exactly the same.
Luckily I treat my bike as something to ride....not a fashion accessory

Bugger was going to get the X Lites over the On One forks - would have "looked" better.

Bike will be ridden ๐Ÿ˜‰ rather than carried under my arm in a bag ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 12:58 pm
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Please note the Trimble isn't mine but I do love it 8)


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 12:59 pm
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You may get into trouble lurking in the park bushes like that.


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 1:00 pm
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What about a lizard skin neoprene cover over the top of it?


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 1:02 pm
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Or drop the forks down and use a bit of old inertube to smooth the transition?!


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 1:03 pm
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Why are you bothered with that anyway, haven't you clocked the horrible graphics on the frame?


 
Posted : 16/10/2012 1:12 pm