Originally Posted by
unworthy1
Nonsense.
It will probably be above your budget, true, but there's nothing "not safe" about a steerer splice that's done right. I have one done by Bernie Mikkelsen in Alameda, CA that's perfect and will probably last as long as any of my bikes. He charged me $60, well worth it to save a good fork.
Good to know. Thanks. $60 + cost of the fork definitely exceeds my budget, but if I find a red 88ish Schwinn fork somewhere that is too short I'll keep this in mind. One of the owners of my favorite LBS is a frame-builder so I'll check with him if the necessity presents itself.