Bicycle fork straightening tool made at home.

I show how I straightened a bent fork on a road bike using a tool that I made at home. The tool is able to push the fork forward using a controlled force without damaging the bicycle frame.

[@user-sy1fx4yp5q]

Kevin is amazing

[@eegaugh]

Congratulations on a successful Fix-it!
It looks as though the crash that caused the damage bent the fork only and not the frame top and down tubes. This suggests that the fork tubes were on the light side and would need careful checking for any damage other than the bend eg cracks in brazed joints, fork crown or tubes. It would also be a good idea to check the steerer; traditionally, the joint between steerer and for crown could fail in service and cause a nasty accident.

[@mkrug1149]

Nice job, the only comment I have is the Technium had a rear steel triangle and the front triangle is aluminum, so the lugs were glued where the steel and aluminum come together. They did have some frame failures with this method, so check carefully for any paint cracking on the lugs.

[@kevins_fix-it_or_make-It_shop]

Thanks for the feedback! Really good information, I checked the frame over very carefully and found no cracks in paint or any evidence of stress on the frame. Really appreciate it Kevin.

[@Ron-Hell]

Or you could have just used a vice and bend it by hand easily.