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thrifty! such a nice fork.

You're a ratwizard for sure now.

haha!

cutting oil can help.

it did work, grease and oil..

Nice handiwork (once again). Is the steerer tube wall-thickness large enough to be threaded? Or are you just winging it?

same inner and outher diameter as a factory threaded fork :)

measured several times before I decided to do the change.

measured several times before I decided to do the change.

Measure twice, cut once. Smart man.

Pretty rare fork so hell yeah!

cutting oil can help.

With the exception of cast iron and brass that are machined dry.

Trying to decide if these 2 will go go together well:

No

Agreed. Burn it

needs a flatcrown? or?

Or a track fork... without eyelets?

Unless you're building a winter trainer '?

Agree with others, it don't go with that frame. It needs a carbon track fork but they ain't cheap.

Trying to decide if these 2 will go go together well:

@nutsjesmoar knows what's up:

No real plan. Only track fork I have spare is too short. this popped up locally for cheap in the right length, frame came with something vaguely similar. Need a front brake in Austria and the only other similar forks i found where too short or way ratty.

Build with original fork:

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What's the headtube length on the Balk? Could this fork fit https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/295621/#comment13316706

Thanks but im holding out for somthing drilled an he wont ship.

added some parts to the Merckx Professional so step by step it's becoming bike.

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Amazing

Never mind that. What's going on with the ritchey?

The Ritchey is in it's hibernating mode. ;) Removed the Manitou forks and -after cleaning the bike- will mount a decent rigid carbon fork on it.

ordered this NOS eighties set to finish it:

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