Originally Posted by haddersus

Hi folks I recently bought a bianchi and the forks are bent. What Model? What type of tubing? Any pics?

The steering tube is also bent and a small dent on one of the forks. Are you sure the frame isn't bent? Inspect the area around the lower headlug very carefully.

I'm having trouble sourcing a cheap replacement. The steering tube is quite long at 185mm and a thread of 45mm is required for the head set. I've seen some forks that have the length i.e. Over 230m but the threaded portion is much too long. It is OK to have a longer threaded portion as long as the upper bearing cup screws down far enough. I believe off the rack preplacement forks are usually made to be used in a wide variety of sizes so lots of threads. My question is does this actually matter as the top will screw into the race or does the whole 185mm of the steering tube have to be smooth?