Originally Posted by
fmt_biker
I have a 1991 (might be a 92, unsure) Trek 970 mountain bike that I bought new right out of college. Somehow this is still my favorite ride, even though I have newer and lighter bikes. Over the years its duty changed from mountain biking to grocery getting, to now gravel riding the levy trails around here. Although heavy, the ride is smooth and great for all-day riding
The bike is a neat purple flake color (they called it 'sour grape' iirc). The dumbest thing bike related thing I've done is I trashed the original fork when I 'upgraded' to suspension forks in 1994. If I knew what I know now I would never upgraded, or at least kept the fork when i did. I am aware that I'll probably never find another purple tange 'Big Fork' that fits, but was wondering what the experts here think about other rigid replacement options that would fit the character of the bike. I certainly don't need/want the RockShocks Indy-C elastomer shocks anymore. Time to bring this bike back closer to original.
Hey
fmt_biker,
There's no better deal going right now than the fork I just scored recently. I too was looking for a rigid fork to replace a lousy suspension fork. I had a '92 950, so I can appreciate your desire to find an original triple butted Tange Big fork with the lugged drop outs. For a temporary fix until you do find an original, I'd suggest this GT Charger fork:
Black Metallic GT Charger CR MO Mountain Bicycle Fork Bike Parts 756 | eBay
You can't beat the $12.99 price for a new old stock fork! Ever with the outrageous shipping costing more than the fork, you're still only out $27.99 and that's hard to beat for a new fork when used ones go for more! The big up side to the Charger fork from a performance standing for your 970, my '90 GT Zaskar came stock with a Charger fork. Like I said, there's no better deal going! I bought one, I told
WNG and I think he bought one just to have on hand. Until an original pops up... you can't do better for the price!
Peace,
-D-