Old 10-26-06 | 08:42 AM
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Especially on "older" bikes, and you are talking the 1930's, getting a set of forks to fly with the frame will be difficult. You don't just get a front fork and slap it in. What is the correct steerer length? What thread size? Is there an index notch/groove for the headset spacer? What is the desired rake? Brake bolt allocation? I would not discourage looking for one, but if one cannot be found that is proper for the bike...

I would bring the frame, the headset, and the wheels to a good framebuilder. He/she could easily modify a forkcrown, or even dig one out of a "super secret stash" and build you a correct front fork with the proper rake, look, and threaded portion of the steerer for your frame.

Unless somebody just happens to have something like this sitting around, getting a front fork custom made should be very reasonable and correct for the bike.
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