SSCX Only!

The issue I always had was trying to turn at speed over lumpy trails. The higher pressure needed for a CX tyre meant the front end would bounce, and hence not grip.

Its all about tyre pressure at the end of the day.

Ed, is that you?!

The issue I always had was trying to turn at speed over lumpy trails. .

Don't turn

Don't turn

Done that a few times.

Ouch.

readers wives

I love those forks. Narrow, tapered, straight and steel?

Any suggestions where what forks I buy for that look?

all city?

yep, standard all city nature boy forks. Think you can buy them from the website.

really like them.

Was tempted to try carbon cross forks for this but then decided I dont have any problem with these so didnt change.

X . Give me that bike!

no! I love it. its my precious

yep, standard all city nature boy forks. Think you can buy them from the website.

Thanks.

EDIT: Can't buy them from their website, but Triton Cycles (listed on website as a UK dealer) has them for sale. Maybe Mosquito too, just around the corner from where I live, but they don't seem to sell online.

I am making this. Waiting for Deda RHM02 bars and bartape. Frame has horizontal dropouts and no hanger so will be perfect for sscx and winter-road training gear ratio swaps. Not enough steerer to fit hanger, so will have to drill the stem. Hope that will work out fine. SSWC here I come.... in sep.

Instead of drilling the stem (which I've noticed seems to be pretty popular lately), can you not use a fork mounted hanger?

Great idea actually. Forks aren't drilled for caliperbrakes though.

I need to drill either way. And stem is worn so I don't mind experimenting on it.

Yeah, I was thinking the forks might not be drilled after I posted that.

Get some mini v's instead?

you could also propably mount a hanger to one of those horse shoe brake booster things.

though they look a bit shit.

You could probably DIY something like this without too much effort:

Yes to that solution. F awesome
Alignment might be wack though. Will test soon

I would try to do anything other than drill an alu stem. I had the same problem, not enough steerer, but it was a pomp and a new fork with lots of unused steerer was only £20, which made it hardly worth looking for other solutions, which would have cost at least half that anyway.

Although I do wish now I had saved the £20 and put it toward some better (looking) straight bladed forks.

Live and learn.

You could probably DIY something like this without too much effort:

Please don't do this.

Why not Ed? Looks?
Why would drilling be a problem? Forks are likely to snap before the drilled stem I reckon..

Why not? (aimed at Ed)

Various posts across a bunch of forums and the Radobank team used to use it (apparently). Few people mention chatter but others say it's fine.

Because it's not the safest method, while it appear to work well on that stem, others have a tighter tolerate that have no room for the hanger.

Those hanger were designed for the seat clamp collars rather than the stem.

Makes sense, there's a few snaps with people using Thomson stems and comments they've filed down the seat hanger where it is clamped e.g.:

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=76219

Guess it's a case of use with caution and at your own peril

Also, if you have a long stem you'll be pulling the straddle out of plane, adding to the load on the canti mounting bolts as well as to your steerer clamp.