Originally Posted by
likebike23
Before I spent too much money machining the 820 fork, I would get something like these:
http://www.niagaracycle.com/categori...ake-pair-black. You could use the original fork and see how it handles. If it's not perfect, it would at least give you time to scrounge a MTB fork that fits for cheap/free. If you end up changing to a 26" fork, you can put canti's on it and leave the rear caliper like lesterofpuppets suggested.
So there is a chance those brakes might work? Do they bolt into the hole in the crown and bridge that I assume are for fenders? I measured the distances from those holes to the rims and they are with 99mm. I have no idea how wide my rims are at this point.
My 730 still has threadless headset parts on it so I pulled out the threadless fork and installed it along with my saddle/seatpost from my other bike and took it for a spin, sans shifters or brakes. I've got cheap, painful pedals on it and I'm stuck at 80 gear inches but the ride was a positive experience. Nothing wanky about the handling, at all.
I'm testing two final concepts before I start concrete steps toward a custom frameset. One is 26" wheels with fat near-slicks and drop bars.
I took this photo from a few feet away so all the vertical dimensions are distorted. Other than the bars being so high it looks pretty proportional in person, much longer and lower to the ground. And thanks Surreal, for acknowledging that I'm not committing one of the 7 deadly sins here but just experimenting with stuff I have on hand.
