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Old 12-17-09 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by bigvegan
"Can you tell me more about the fork weakening? I don't want to do something to my bike that makes it more dangerous."

Threaded forks are thicker than threadless forks so that when metal is removed to make the threads, the fork is still adequately strong.
No, they're not -- assuming a steel steer tube, at least.
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