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    How about this for an unusual front suspension, made by FN and won the ISDT in 1948 ridden by a Belgian Auguste Mingels, I imagine the trailing link more suited to rough terrain than road work.
    Taken from Sammy Millers museum on YouTube which I watch a lot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by olderdan View Post
    How about this for an unusual front suspension, made by FN and won the ISDT in 1948 ridden by a Belgian Auguste Mingels, I imagine the trailing link more suited to rough terrain than road work.
    Taken from Sammy Millers museum on YouTube which I watch a lot.
    The FN is an often forgotten marque but they had some interesting designs. One being an inline 4 mounted N/S. Trailing link forks can give a very smooth ride but in general they have a lot of steered inertia, much more than Earles forks of similar strength. These were done by FN to soak up the ripples from Belgian pave.
    If I ever get back to England I must go to visit Sammy Miller's museum. He has got some great stuff there.

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