Originally Posted by
hueyhoolihan
if you like late 70's early 80's steel full-on touring frames with canti's that one might be a nice one to have powdercoated and fixed up. ... a used 1" threaded carbon fork would be nice if the one on the frame proves impossible to have repaired, which i would try to do...
Well, I'll agree with the idea of having a new steerer tube fit to that fork, but not replacing it with carbon. You'll likely lose the cantilever brake posts and the low-rider front rack mounts, which should be preserved on this bike. Have the fork repaired, or find a comparable era touring fork. PG