Originally Posted by
big_sean
I am in the market for the same 1" threadless fork for touring and would like mid-fork attachments for a rack/panniers and am having NO luck finding anything...
The 27" fork looks like a good alternative...what is the reason for the 27" terminology? What does this mean?
Surly makes the
Cross Check fork in 1" threadless. It is lugged and they have a version with mid-fork eyelets. Might work for the O.P. but like it was said before it will require a threadless headset and stem.
27" wheels have an ISO standard diameter of 630mm vs 700c wheels which have an ISO diameter of 622mm. So the 27" fork is made for rims that are 8mm larger in diameter than 700c. Besides the possible difference in geometry one would want to make sure the brakes will work if using 700c wheels with 27" rims.