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gbj_tester in reply to @jimmy_james

annoying tautology of "front fork"

It's not tautologous - many single track vehicles use a rear fork to join the frame to the rear axle. In fact, on STVs with rear suspension, arrangements other than a trailing fork are the exception rather than the rule.

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jimmy_james in reply to @gbj_tester

But is it common on bicycles? A rear triangle isn't a fork is it? Have I been living a lie?

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gbj_tester in reply to @jimmy_james

But is it common on bicycles? A rear triangle isn't a fork is it?

On a conventional rigid bicycle, the rear triangle is a pair of forks. If you're going to get upset about any tautology, you should be wailing and gnashing your teeth every time somebody refers to a front fork as a pair of forks :)

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