senseamp
02-15-07, 10:30 AM
So I have a Raleigh Twenty. I also have a SR SUNTOUR M6200 20" suspension fork. I'd like to marry the two together, but the Twenty has a 1" headtube that is about 7.5" long and the fork has a steerer (1" threaded) that is only about 5.9" long.
The steerer tube appears to be pressed into the alloy crown. In the ideal world I'd like to replace this with a really long tube, use a threadless 1" headset and attach the handlebars with an aheadset-type stem at whatever height I find right. I have a 3 foot length of 4130 steel tube 1" OD, 7/8" ID.
Any suggestions of how I might acommplish this? Would I be better leaving the existing steerer tube in place and having an extension welded/brazed to it? Would it be better to cut the Twentys headtube down to fit the fork tube (with a 1" threaded headset) and then try and find/make a really long quill-type stem?
Does anybody know anybody in Houston Texas who might be able to help me?
Thanks, John
The steerer tube appears to be pressed into the alloy crown. In the ideal world I'd like to replace this with a really long tube, use a threadless 1" headset and attach the handlebars with an aheadset-type stem at whatever height I find right. I have a 3 foot length of 4130 steel tube 1" OD, 7/8" ID.
Any suggestions of how I might acommplish this? Would I be better leaving the existing steerer tube in place and having an extension welded/brazed to it? Would it be better to cut the Twentys headtube down to fit the fork tube (with a 1" threaded headset) and then try and find/make a really long quill-type stem?
Does anybody know anybody in Houston Texas who might be able to help me?
Thanks, John