Drilling forks

I'm contemplating drilling my new forks, great to ride around without when I'm 'playing', but I did my half asleep commute brakeless and had a couple of hairy moments, (probably cause its 50/17 at the mo, so not super easy to skid)

They are undrilled but with the guide dimple on the back, and round raised flat bit at the front that the caliper sits on, with a drill guide dimple in the centre, so I am basically popping the hole through as the location is already set by that.

They are straight blade and kinda oval at the top but almost round at the tips.

Surly if they have the brake raised bit they are designed to take one and won't be like jelly.

Any thoughts anyone, drill, not drill?

Don't want to buy new forks and pay for those and possibly new headset to go with, I will be doing the drilling in my dads workshop so full 1/1000th of an inch accurate bench drill etc so drilling is free.

What about these?

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=188_482&products_id=3750

don't drill, just buy a second pair. please.

Its already has this bit

with a whole in the middle, it just only goes about 2mm deep, so surly they are designed to be drilled?

Why are you so keen I do not drill?

How much would straight blade columbus tubed, chrome forks run me? I will have a look in BLB to see what they have second hand. Where else to look?

Don't really fancy a Keirin brake, and they cost loads.

ah, sorry, i thought you might have had steel ones. those should be ok to drill.

don't drill a straight blade colombus fork!! as mentioned get another. sort of like finding a red squirrell and painting it grey. just get a grey squirell!

and FFS don't ride brakeless especially with 50:17 if you can't ride 4 peanuts!

ah, sorry, i thought you might have had steel ones. those should be ok to drill.

They are steel, those are not my forks, just a picture off google.

Mine are chrome steel, straight blade.

Don't drill steel, do drill carbon?

drill away, will be fine.

if the forks match your frame, then i would keep the original forks as is. in case you might want to sell on.
and just buy a drilled set.

Cool, I will have a look around, see what I can find, but I am honestly a bit confused.

Surly if they have that raised bit and the starts for holes, they are designed to be drilled and the builder simply did not finish the job?

What are you agonising for Gizmond? Especially if you have a bench drill and not a crappy Black & Decker like I used on my 70's steel condor forks (I can hear the shrieks already) They worked a treat though. Life's too short to worry about stuff like that, like having your favourite top in your wardrobe and never wearing it.

Whirrrrrr.....

it's not the issue of them being designed for it or not. it's that you're destroying a perfectly good pair of track forks, which are hard to come by. if you want to run a brake, buy a frame thats drilled or another pair of forks.

I had the same thoughts too before i drilled out my Rossin forks, glad I did too coz the bike would look shit with a pair of cheapo chrome forks. And for the boards? white tape. you wouldn't even know they had a hole in.

fucktard for drillin a rossin track frame. fuckin hipsters, no fuckin idea. get it powdercoated to match your sweatband?

What about these?

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=188_482&products_id=3750

tokyofixedgear has some in england.

it's not the issue of them being designed for it or not. it's that you're destroying a perfectly good pair of track forks, which are hard to come by. if you want to run a brake, buy a frame thats drilled or another pair of forks.

...yeah, because as soon as forks have a hole in them, you can't ride them on the track.

Gizmond, drill your forks, if only to piss off dale. :)

fucktards!

asm - I've got the coppi's off your pista, gonna give those a bast, strip them back if they look ok and run with it.

Want to keep the headset that is on, so I'm gonna have to hunt for spares to fit onto the new forks.

Dogs - not gonna drill just yet, but, the track I used to go to outside of nottingham (can't remeber what its called, went there with uni) did not care aout drilled forks aslong as you did not have your brake fitted. Not tried hearn hill yet, but I will be soon, do they care, if so I might have my answer?

fucktard for drillin a rossin track frame. fuckin hipsters, no fuckin idea. get it powdercoated to match your sweatband?

Lol!

asm - I've got the coppi's off your pista, gonna give those a bast, strip them back if they look ok and run with it.

Want to keep the headset that is on, so I'm gonna have to hunt for spares to fit onto the new forks.

Dogs - not gonna drill just yet, but, the track I used to go to outside of nottingham (can't remeber what its called, went there with uni) did not care aout drilled forks aslong as you did not have your brake fitted. Not tried hearn hill yet, but I will be soon, do they care, if so I might have my answer?

Think they're OK with it, again only if you haven't got a brake on it. You WILL need tape on your bars though. And a helmet of course

Gonna post a pic of the said Rossin for Dogs to w••k over

(gizmond, you're right of course, I was being sarcastic about the drilling thing)

And dogs, how can you get on your high horse about hipsters when you have a fucking geekhouse low profile frame with fucking sparkly god damn rims? :)

You're the one whose being a hipster pedant by getting so pissed off about a hole. Which will have no negative effects to the forks' integrity (especially considering they appear to be set up to be drilled anyway) other than from your highly subjective (not to mention snobby) aesthetic point of view.

Now get out your mankini and go lap richmond park :P

fuckin Hipsters, No Fuckin Idea. Get It Powdercoated To Match Your Sweatband?

Lmao

In my experience I find the more holes the better.