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My buddy who had his stolen a couple of years ago is in the same quandary as he went out and bought a bike on kijiji with the wrong fork in anticipation of ordering a new kit. Maybe get a fork with posts for cantilevers/v-brakes.
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Braze on Canti studs… Or new fork ?
Quite like the look of this one, I’d just check the A-C is similar. Would mean you can fit a front disc too if you were inclined..
US $78.01 6％ Off | SILVEROCK Chromoly Steel Road Bike 700C Rigid Fork 1 inch 25.4mm 1" Disc V Brake Threadless Chrome Road Bicycle Forks Classic
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Check how the fork is constructed. Looks like a simple brazed steel fork, which could be ok is mftr says its ok or someone with an engineering mind looks at it. From photo looks similar to the bsa suicide forks of the 70s where there isn't a lot of overlap of the fork leg into the crown, and they'd fail even using low end 70s side pulls, a hub motor would destroy it leading to a serious incident.
Or it could be fine.
Switch for regular bikes are pretty good now, early versions and Brompton kits were legitimately a pre packed court case in a pretty box.£2k for kona dew sounds good to me. 8 or 9s is all you need, hydro discs, full mudguards and make sure the wheels, hubs especially aren't garbage. Seen so many extremely low quality hubs on surprisingly expensive bikes the Last few years. Even just taking it in a proper bike shop and having actual grease put inside the hubs and preloaded correctly will save you having to buy a mew set of wheels at your own cost within 6 months.
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We ordered a Swytch kit for the wife’s Pashley, so we will need a front brake solution.
Anyone have any ideas?
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