[sneakysnake]

ok, I've been wondering this for some time now and I'm just hoping someone can answer this question for me.

Ok, single crown forks look like this:

with a evident singlecrown.

however dual crown have three thingy's yet they are still called dual crown

Am I missing something, or am I just stupid. Because by my common sense I would think they should be called triple crown forks.

**I know it's pointless, I'm just curious**

 

[jonKranked]

are you on acid? you have things confused. the terms are dual crown and triple clamp. dual crown because there are 2 crowns, upper and lower. triple clamp because each crown clamps onto 3 things: steerer tube, left stanchion, right stanchion.

 

[sneakysnake]

no, I was just riding one day and I started to wonder.

 

[mobius]

He's slow, it's ok.

 

[Dartman]

jonKranked gets the cookie!

A dual crown fork is also known as a double "tripleclamp" fork. As one crown is a "tripleclamp".

Mike

 

[sneakysnake]

that makes more sense

 

[mastercycleman]

if you are speaking of those little black things in-betwwen the two crowns, those and just pads to protect the frame and the fork

 

[Discostu]

See the black things in this picture? Those are crowns, and there are two of them.

 

[sneakysnake]

See the black things in this picture? Those are crowns, and there are two of them.

ok, thats exactly what i was wondering. thankyou

 

[habitatxskate]

well done..i always confuse myself..i just say dual crown i used to say triple

 

[dirtyamerican]

That's cool no one flamed you badly. As none of us knew the difference at one point or another.

Now what's dish?

just kidding.

 

[sunny]

OK, so what do you call the part of the fork that is just above the tire? The U-shaped section that is connected to the lowers? Is there a name for that?

 

[habitatxskate]

i call it the "arch thingy over my tire"..some forks don't even have it

 

[Wumpus]

A. Steerer Tube-portion of the fork that goes through the frame
B. Crown Race Seat-enlarged area of the steerer tube where the headset crown race is pressed on
C. Cap-top of the hollow stanchion, can be a simple dust cap, a knob that adjusts compression or preload, or an air cap with a valve to add or relieve pressure from an air spring.
D. Fork Crown-connects the stanchions to the each other and the steerer tube.
E. Stanchion - stationary fork leg connected to the crown
F. Brace or Brake Arch-spans the slider assembly from left to right, allows the slider to act as one piece and provides lateral stiffness
G. Wiper, or Seal-prevents dirt or other contaminants from entering the fork.
H. Brake stud for linear pull brakes-provides a mounting point for rim brakes. May be eliminated on Disc only forks.
I. Slider-the lower fork assembly,
J. Drop-out-mounting area for the front wheel, or front axle.
K. Disc Brake Mount-mounting point for a hub brake. There are 2 main types of disc mount: IS (international standard) shown, or Post Mount. See the disc brake section of this document for more information.

 

[habitatxskate]

some don't have it

i <3 shivers

 

[jimmydean]

some don't have it


i <3 shivers

No need for an arch on inverted forks because the uppers are held tight with two mount points each. You could get away without a brake arch on stanard forks, but you would get a lot more flex and it would track like crap.