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I've got this Aussie bike with a bent fork. The fork is spaced too wide, and then if you bend it closed with the skewer, the wheel is off center.
Today I bought this green fork, the steerer is exactly the same length, same crown race dia, so easy swap over. The front end sits higher. Brake reach is quite a lot.
Can anyone ID the green fork? Seems pretty nice. The only marking on the steerer just says 58.
How will this ride? Is this a bad idea?
Today I bought this green fork, the steerer is exactly the same length, same crown race dia, so easy swap over. The front end sits higher. Brake reach is quite a lot.
Can anyone ID the green fork? Seems pretty nice. The only marking on the steerer just says 58.
How will this ride? Is this a bad idea?
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I’m sure that it will work fine. It does change, slacken, your geometry some.
Your original fork is probably fine enough for realignment. Aside from putting a wheel on the original have you checked what is off?
Your original fork is probably fine enough for realignment. Aside from putting a wheel on the original have you checked what is off?
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I did carefully bend the rear end with a bit of wood as the spacing there was 118mm and the dropouts weren't parallel. That seemed to work ok.
I'm not confident about bending the fork, but now that i have a replacement might as well make some alignment tools and give it a try.
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