Originally Posted by
Dan Burkhart
The problem with a lot of the replacement forks available out there is that they come threaded to cut for any length without having to extend the threads, which means if you're leaving the steer tube long, the expansion wedge will be in the threads.
Good point. I was wondering if the fork shown by Lester with its 70 mm of threading wouldn't have that problem if left near full length.
One source of threaded forks is a bike shop that caters to serious cyclists. Many have "upgraded" older bikes to threadless and/or carbon forks and the shop will have a bunch of threaded steel take-off forks just lying around they will be glad to sell at low cost. Some searching may turn up a suitable one.