Originally Posted by
ljsense
One other thing to consider is your front brake and it compatibility with the new fork. You might need a different reach brake caliper for the pads to contact the rim, if you make a major fork change. Also, it's possible you'll need a longer or shorter bolt/nut combo for the brake.
You might also want to look at the axle to crown dimension of the new fork versus your old fork if you can get those measurements.
I'm using cantilevers so does that negate the first issue? Also, the axle to crown dimension is listed for the new fork and I'll have to figure out how to meausure it on the old one. A difference there has been the one nagging concern that I had in the back of my mind.
ETA: I'm not sure where to measure from but at the tip of the dropout to the top of the bottom ring of the headset is about 1cm different from the new fork.
