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• #2
I've got 2:
- From an surly - grey, 175mm steerer. £15 + p&p
- From a langster - carbon, 220mm steerer, £30 + p&p
Or collect in London...
- From an surly - grey, 175mm steerer. £15 + p&p
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• #3
I have some old MTB forks, £10 + postage
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• #4
Great deal...
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• #5
elwigleeno - the surly forks sound about right. Do you think you might be able to rustle up a pic?
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• #6
PMed
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• #7
I'm looking for some affordable 1 1/8" forks (for 700C wheels) to match an old Claud Butler frame.
Note that I'm based in Birmingham.How old is old?
If you're talking vintage, I'd be very surprised if the frame will take an 1 1/8" steerer. -
• #8
Landslide - I'm pretty sure it's one of those:
This would put it in 1977 or later, if I'm not mistaken (which I often am).
For what it's worth, I did measure the inside diameter of the headtube and got 1 1/8; but if I did something wrong, let me know! I'm here to learn. -
• #9
no way that bike is using a 1/8" fork
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• #10
rik - right. I went and measured it again. Here's what it looks like (apologies for crappy phone pic):
Surely that's 1 1/8? Or am I making a fool of myself?
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• #11
no, you right, that look like 1/8", my bad.
I will have never thought that such an old frame use 1/8"
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• #12
Whilst the internal diameter of the headtube is 1 1/8 inch, you'll only be able to fit a 1 inch steerer tube in there. You want 1 inch forks, not 1 1/8 inch.
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• #13
Landslide - I see. I thought the way to determine the correct diameter was to measure the headtube, but things are rarely this simple... Thanks for your advice.
I'm looking for some affordable 1 1/8" forks (for 700C wheels) to match an old Claud Butler frame.
Note that I'm based in Birmingham.