1960's Worksman Forks?
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They look like those Worksman had before the tubular style. But they are bent pretty badly.
Should be the year. All the 80s Akisu I have seen are two digit year stamped, the 70s stuff no year...so, the 90s having four digit year stamps seems kind of consistent 
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I'm of the opinion those are bent, as well. Whether purposefully or accidentally...it looks like they did a good job
Jason
.I'm of the opinion those are bent, as well. Whether purposefully or accidentally...it looks like they did a good job
Jason
Must´ve been quite a hit, to do that to those. The lugged crown Akisu forks that were OEM on Worksman INBs for all those years are some of the strongest cheap forks i´ve ever ran. Check´m out in action in this video, courtesy of Transition Bikes:
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Yes they are like that on purpose, they are called Diadrant Forks. Do a search and all kinds of stuff will pop up. The jury is still out if there was any benefit to Diadrant forks or if manufacturers did it just to set themselves apart. Whatever the case they defiantly get attention.
Very interesting, but I can't find any examples after the late 50s/early 60s...and no reference to Worksman trying that design, especially as late as the 90s.
Maybe someone should do one of those @ind-chuckz things and bring in the expert to confirm that the 1996 is the year and if he knows anything about diadrant Worksman forks
Jason
Maybe someone should do one of those @ind-chuckz things and bring in the expert to confirm that the 1996 is the year and if he knows anything about diadrant Worksman forks
Jason
I think the diadrant forks look pretty cool, but much like the girvin forks...I think 1 out of every 3 peeps you rode by would feel obliged to tell you that the forks were on backwards or bent 
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Jason
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I agree, the Diadrant forks were made that way.
But this bike ran into something, so they had to turn the forks around to make it work.
I've seen more than one bike this way. Worksman have heavy duty wheels and the fork crown are heavy, so the fork blades took the whole force when they ran straight into something. Usually, the front wheel takes the damage. The Worksman was probably carrying a load at the time, adding to the centrifugal force that resulted in the bent forks. I bought an Emory with bent forks this same way. They swore it came that way. The wheel was mounted with the flange facing backwards. Here are examples of bent forks this same way.
On these, I would get new forks. On your Worksman, they are heavy enough that they can be straightened and used safely.
Diadrant?
...cuz all he mention in the ad is that the brakes may need a little work
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik/d/vintage-70s-peugeot-bmx-cpx/6333278513.html
Jason
...cuz all he mention in the ad is that the brakes may need a little work
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik/d/vintage-70s-peugeot-bmx-cpx/6333278513.html
Jason
None of this would hold up in court. A jury would never buy it. I need the original front wheel and the blue frame to make a solid case. As strong as those forks are, the wheel and frame might have showed damage also.
But maybe not. This Worksman bike only shows damage to the forks.
From a 2011 post here.
http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/so-i-know-its-a-worksman-but.45576/
